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#6A656D

#6a656d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6a656d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.75% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 3.81% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #6a656d
  2. #686d65

Split complementary

  1. #6a656d
  2. #6c6d65
  3. #656d66

Analogous

  1. #66656d
  2. #6a656d
  3. #6d656c

Triadic

  1. #6a656d
  2. #6d6a65
  3. #656d6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a656d
  2. #6d6568
  3. #686d65
  4. #656d6a

Square

  1. #6a656d
  2. #6d6665
  3. #686d65
  4. #656c6d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1b1e
  2. #434045
  3. #6a656d
  4. #908b94
  5. #b6b3b8

Shades

#6a656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a656d
  2. #5f5b62
  3. #555157
  4. #4a474c
  5. #403d41
  6. #353337
  7. #2a282c
  8. #201e21
  9. #151416
  10. #0b0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a656d
  2. #79747c
  3. #88848a
  4. #979399
  5. #a6a3a7
  6. #b5b2b6
  7. #c3c1c5
  8. #d2d1d3
  9. #e1e0e2
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a656d
  2. #6c686f
  3. #6e6a71
  4. #716d73
  5. #737075
  6. #757377
  7. #777578
  8. #79787a
  9. #7c7b7c
  10. #7e7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686669 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64666d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #65676d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66666d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67666d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a656a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a656d {
  color: #6a656d;
}
Background
.bg-6a656d {
  background-color: #6a656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a656d {
  border: 2px solid #6a656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 4% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a656d, #6d656c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.82 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.82 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.90 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.63 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.89 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.58 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.58 #959a92 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6a656d  rgb(106, 101, 109)  hsl(278, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#686d65  rgb(104, 109, 101)  hsl(98, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6d6a65  rgb(109, 106, 101)  hsl(38, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#656d6a  rgb(101, 109, 106)  hsl(158, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray