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#5E666D

#5e666d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5e666d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 40% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 6.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 7.39% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1299

Complementary

  1. #5e666d
  2. #6d655e

Split complementary

  1. #5e666d
  2. #6d5e5e
  3. #6d6c5e

Analogous

  1. #5e6d6c
  2. #5e666d
  3. #5e5e6d

Triadic

  1. #5e666d
  2. #6d5e66
  3. #666d5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e666d
  2. #655e6d
  3. #6d655e
  4. #666d5e

Square

  1. #5e666d
  2. #6c5e6d
  3. #6d655e
  4. #5e6d5e

Monochromatic

  1. #17191b
  2. #3b4044
  3. #5e666d
  4. #838c94
  5. #acb2b8

Shades

#5e666d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e666d
  2. #555c62
  3. #4b5257
  4. #42474c
  5. #383d41
  6. #2f3337
  7. #26292c
  8. #1c1f21
  9. #131416
  10. #090a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e666d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e666d
  2. #6e757c
  3. #7e858a
  4. #8e9499
  5. #9ea3a7
  6. #afb3b6
  7. #bfc2c5
  8. #cfd1d3
  9. #dfe0e2
  10. #eff0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e666d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e666d
  2. #61696f
  3. #656b71
  4. #686e73
  5. #6c7075
  6. #6f7377
  7. #727678
  8. #76787a
  9. #797b7c
  10. #7d7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626568 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63666d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #61646d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a6868 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #61666d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #60656d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c676a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e666d {
  color: #5e666d;
}
Background
.bg-5e666d {
  background-color: #5e666d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e666d {
  border: 2px solid #5e666d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e666d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 102 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 7% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e666d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e666d, #5e5e6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e666d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 102 109 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.10 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.10 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.54 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.58 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.78 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.78 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.78 #a19992 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#5e666d  rgb(94, 102, 109)  hsl(208, 7%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#6d655e  rgb(109, 101, 94)  hsl(28, 7%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#6d5e66  rgb(109, 94, 102)  hsl(328, 7%, 40%)  Old Lavender
#666d5e  rgb(102, 109, 94)  hsl(88, 7%, 40%)  Feldgrau