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#6F736A

#6f736a ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6f736a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 45.1% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.83% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 86.67°, with 4.07% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 6.69.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #6f736a
  2. #6e6a73

Split complementary

  1. #6f736a
  2. #6a6a73
  3. #726a73

Analogous

  1. #73726a
  2. #6f736a
  3. #6a736a

Triadic

  1. #6f736a
  2. #6a6f73
  3. #736a6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f736a
  2. #6a736e
  3. #6e6a73
  4. #736a6f

Square

  1. #6f736a
  2. #6a7372
  3. #6e6a73
  4. #736a6a

Monochromatic

  1. #222321
  2. #494b45
  3. #6f736a
  4. #959990
  5. #bbbeb8

Shades

#6f736a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f736a
  2. #64685f
  3. #595c55
  4. #4e514a
  5. #434540
  6. #383a35
  7. #2c2e2a
  8. #212320
  9. #161715
  10. #0b0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f736a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f736a
  2. #7d8179
  3. #8c8f88
  4. #9a9d97
  5. #a9aba6
  6. #b7b9b5
  7. #c5c7c3
  8. #d4d5d2
  9. #e2e3e1
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f736a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f736a
  2. #71746c
  3. #72766e
  4. #747771
  5. #767873
  6. #787a75
  7. #797b77
  8. #7b7c79
  9. #7d7d7c
  10. #7e7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71726f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74726a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74716a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707270 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72726a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72726a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f726e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f736a {
  color: #6f736a;
}
Background
.bg-6f736a {
  background-color: #6f736a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f736a {
  border: 2px solid #6f736a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f736a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 115 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 4% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f736a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f736a, #6a736a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f736a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 115 106 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.69 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.69 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.15 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.15 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.60 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.14 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.72 #908c95 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6f736a  rgb(111, 115, 106)  hsl(87, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6e6a73  rgb(110, 106, 115)  hsl(267, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6a6f73  rgb(106, 111, 115)  hsl(207, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#736a6f  rgb(115, 106, 111)  hsl(327, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray