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#656D79

#656d79 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d79 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.53% cyan, 9.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 216°, with 9.01% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 6.68.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1508

Complementary

  1. #656d79
  2. #797165

Split complementary

  1. #656d79
  2. #796765
  3. #777965

Analogous

  1. #657779
  2. #656d79
  3. #676579

Triadic

  1. #656d79
  2. #79656d
  3. #6d7965

Tetradic

  1. #656d79
  2. #716579
  3. #797165
  4. #6d7965

Square

  1. #656d79
  2. #796577
  3. #797165
  4. #657967

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2226
  2. #42474f
  3. #656d79
  4. #8c939f
  5. #b5bac2

Shades

#656d79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d79
  2. #5b626d
  3. #515761
  4. #474c55
  5. #3d4149
  6. #33373d
  7. #282c30
  8. #1e2124
  9. #141618
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d79
  2. #747c86
  3. #848a94
  4. #9399a1
  5. #a3a7af
  6. #b2b6bc
  7. #c1c5c9
  8. #d1d3d7
  9. #e0e2e4
  10. #f0f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d79
  2. #686f7a
  3. #6a717a
  4. #6d737b
  5. #70757c
  6. #73777d
  7. #75787d
  8. #787a7e
  9. #7b7c7f
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696d7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676b79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #606f71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676d79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666c79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #626e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d79 {
  color: #656d79;
}
Background
.bg-656d79 {
  background-color: #656d79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d79 {
  border: 2px solid #656d79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 9% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d79, #676579);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 121 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.68 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.68 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.69 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.69 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.22 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.22 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.68 #9a9286 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656d79  rgb(101, 109, 121)  hsl(216, 9%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#797165  rgb(121, 113, 101)  hsl(36, 9%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#79656d  rgb(121, 101, 109)  hsl(336, 9%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#6d7965  rgb(109, 121, 101)  hsl(96, 9%, 44%)  Xanadu