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#5A6969

#5a6969 ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5a6969 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 41.18% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 7.69% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 7.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #5a6969
  2. #695a5a

Split complementary

  1. #5a6969
  2. #695a62
  3. #69625a

Analogous

  1. #5a6962
  2. #5a6969
  3. #5a6269

Triadic

  1. #5a6969
  2. #695a69
  3. #69695a

Tetradic

  1. #5a6969
  2. #5a5a69
  3. #695a5a
  4. #69695a

Square

  1. #5a6969
  2. #625a69
  3. #695a5a
  4. #62695a

Monochromatic

  1. #131717
  2. #374040
  3. #5a6969
  4. #7f9191
  5. #a8b4b4

Shades

#5a6969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a6969
  2. #515f5f
  3. #485454
  4. #3f4a4a
  5. #363f3f
  6. #2d3535
  7. #242a2a
  8. #1b2020
  9. #121515
  10. #090b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a6969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a6969
  2. #6b7878
  3. #7b8787
  4. #8c9696
  5. #9ca5a5
  6. #adb4b4
  7. #bdc3c3
  8. #ced2d2
  9. #dee1e1
  10. #eff0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a6969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a6969
  2. #5e6b6b
  3. #626e6e
  4. #657070
  5. #697272
  6. #6d7575
  7. #717777
  8. #757979
  9. #787b7b
  10. #7c7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616767 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676769 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646569 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #566a69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #626869 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606769 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #576a69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a6969 {
  color: #5a6969;
}
Background
.bg-5a6969 {
  background-color: #5a6969;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a6969 {
  border: 2px solid #5a6969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a6969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 105 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 8% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a6969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a6969, #5a6269);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a6969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 105 105 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.23 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.35 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.35 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.54 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.94 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.60 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.65 #a59696 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#5a6969  rgb(90, 105, 105)  hsl(180, 8%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#695a5a  rgb(105, 90, 90)  hsl(0, 8%, 38%)  Wenge
#695a69  rgb(105, 90, 105)  hsl(300, 8%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#69695a  rgb(105, 105, 90)  hsl(60, 8%, 38%)  Dim Gray