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#6F736C

#6f736c ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6f736c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.09% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 94.29°, with 3.14% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1672

Complementary

  1. #6f736c
  2. #706c73

Split complementary

  1. #6f736c
  2. #6d6c73
  3. #736c73

Analogous

  1. #73736c
  2. #6f736c
  3. #6c736d

Triadic

  1. #6f736c
  2. #6c6f73
  3. #736c6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f736c
  2. #6c7370
  3. #706c73
  4. #736c6f

Square

  1. #6f736c
  2. #6c7373
  3. #706c73
  4. #736d6c

Monochromatic

  1. #232422
  2. #494c47
  3. #6f736c
  4. #959992
  5. #bcbeba

Shades

#6f736c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f736c
  2. #646861
  3. #595c56
  4. #4e514c
  5. #434541
  6. #383a36
  7. #2c2e2b
  8. #212320
  9. #161716
  10. #0b0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f736c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f736c
  2. #7d817b
  3. #8c8f89
  4. #9a9d98
  5. #a9aba7
  6. #b7b9b6
  7. #c5c7c4
  8. #d4d5d3
  9. #e2e3e2
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f736c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f736c
  2. #71746e
  3. #727670
  4. #747772
  5. #767874
  6. #787a76
  7. #797b78
  8. #7b7c7a
  9. #7d7d7c
  10. #7e7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 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 #74726c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73726c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f7271 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72726c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71726c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f736f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f736c {
  color: #6f736c;
}
Background
.bg-6f736c {
  background-color: #6f736c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f736c {
  border: 2px solid #6f736c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f736c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 115 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 3% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f736c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f736c, #6c736d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f736c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 115 108 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.96 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.96 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.50 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.50 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.11 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.46 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.94 #908c93 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6f736c  rgb(111, 115, 108)  hsl(94, 3%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#706c73  rgb(112, 108, 115)  hsl(274, 3%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6c6f73  rgb(108, 111, 115)  hsl(214, 3%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#736c6f  rgb(115, 108, 111)  hsl(334, 3%, 44%)  Dim Gray