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#6F736E

#6f736e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6f736e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.35% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 108°, with 2.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1677

Complementary

  1. #6f736e
  2. #726e73

Split complementary

  1. #6f736e
  2. #706e73
  3. #736e72

Analogous

  1. #72736e
  2. #6f736e
  3. #6e7370

Triadic

  1. #6f736e
  2. #6e6f73
  3. #736e6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f736e
  2. #6e7372
  3. #726e73
  4. #736e6f

Square

  1. #6f736e
  2. #6e7273
  3. #726e73
  4. #73706e

Monochromatic

  1. #242523
  2. #494c49
  3. #6f736e
  4. #959994
  5. #bcbebc

Shades

#6f736e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f736e
  2. #646863
  3. #595c58
  4. #4e514d
  5. #434542
  6. #383a37
  7. #2c2e2c
  8. #212321
  9. #161716
  10. #0b0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f736e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f736e
  2. #7d817d
  3. #8c8f8b
  4. #9a9d9a
  5. #a9aba8
  6. #b7b9b7
  7. #c5c7c5
  8. #d4d5d4
  9. #e2e3e2
  10. #f1f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f736e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f736e
  2. #717470
  3. #727672
  4. #747773
  5. #767875
  6. #787a77
  7. #797b79
  8. #7b7c7b
  9. #7d7d7c
  10. #7e7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717270 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73726e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73726e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f7371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72726e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71726e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f7370 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f736e {
  color: #6f736e;
}
Background
.bg-6f736e {
  background-color: #6f736e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f736e {
  border: 2px solid #6f736e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f736e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 115 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 2% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f736e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f736e, #6e7370);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f736e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 115 110 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.28 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.28 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.90 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.90 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.71 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.90 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.26 #908c91 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6f736e  rgb(111, 115, 110)  hsl(108, 2%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#726e73  rgb(114, 110, 115)  hsl(288, 2%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6e6f73  rgb(110, 111, 115)  hsl(228, 2%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#736e6f  rgb(115, 110, 111)  hsl(348, 2%, 44%)  Dim Gray