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#656D7B

#656d7b ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d7b 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 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.89% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 218.18°, with 9.82% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 7.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #656d7b
  2. #7b7365

Split complementary

  1. #656d7b
  2. #7b6865
  3. #787b65

Analogous

  1. #65787b
  2. #656d7b
  3. #68657b

Triadic

  1. #656d7b
  2. #7b656d
  3. #6d7b65

Tetradic

  1. #656d7b
  2. #73657b
  3. #7b7365
  4. #6d7b65

Square

  1. #656d7b
  2. #7b6578
  3. #7b7365
  4. #657b68

Monochromatic

  1. #202327
  2. #434851
  3. #656d7b
  4. #8c93a1
  5. #b6bbc3

Shades

#656d7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d7b
  2. #5b626f
  3. #515762
  4. #474c56
  5. #3d414a
  6. #33373e
  7. #282c31
  8. #1e2125
  9. #141619
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d7b
  2. #747c88
  3. #848a95
  4. #9399a3
  5. #a3a7b0
  6. #b2b6bd
  7. #c1c5ca
  8. #d1d3d7
  9. #e0e2e5
  10. #f0f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d7b
  2. #686f7c
  3. #6a717c
  4. #6d737d
  5. #70757d
  6. #73777e
  7. #75787e
  8. #787a7f
  9. #7b7c7f
  10. #7d7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6d73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696e7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676c7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #607071 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676d7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666c7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #626f75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d7b {
  color: #656d7b;
}
Background
.bg-656d7b {
  background-color: #656d7b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d7b {
  border: 2px solid #656d7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 10% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d7b, #68657b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 123 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.46 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.46 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.69 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.69 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.64 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.67 #9a9284 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656d7b  rgb(101, 109, 123)  hsl(218, 10%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#7b7365  rgb(123, 115, 101)  hsl(38, 10%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#7b656d  rgb(123, 101, 109)  hsl(338, 10%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#6d7b65  rgb(109, 123, 101)  hsl(98, 10%, 44%)  Xanadu