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#5F6565

#5f6565 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5f6565 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 39.61% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 3.06% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1268

Complementary

  1. #5f6565
  2. #655f5f

Split complementary

  1. #5f6565
  2. #655f62
  3. #65625f

Analogous

  1. #5f6562
  2. #5f6565
  3. #5f6265

Triadic

  1. #5f6565
  2. #655f65
  3. #65655f

Tetradic

  1. #5f6565
  2. #5f5f65
  3. #655f5f
  4. #65655f

Square

  1. #5f6565
  2. #625f65
  3. #655f5f
  4. #62655f

Monochromatic

  1. #151616
  2. #3a3e3e
  3. #5f6565
  4. #858c8c
  5. #acb1b1

Shades

#5f6565 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f6565
  2. #565b5b
  3. #4c5151
  4. #434747
  5. #393d3d
  6. #303333
  7. #262828
  8. #1d1e1e
  9. #131414
  10. #0a0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f6565 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f6565
  2. #6f7474
  3. #7f8484
  4. #8f9393
  5. #9fa3a3
  6. #afb2b2
  7. #bfc1c1
  8. #cfd1d1
  9. #dfe0e0
  10. #eff0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f6565 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f6565
  2. #626868
  3. #666a6a
  4. #696d6d
  5. #6c7070
  6. #707373
  7. #737575
  8. #767878
  9. #797b7b
  10. #7d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626464 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646465 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #636365 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d6565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #626565 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616465 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e6565 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f6565 {
  color: #5f6565;
}
Background
.bg-5f6565 {
  background-color: #5f6565;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f6565 {
  border: 2px solid #5f6565;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f6565;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 101 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f6565 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f6565, #5f6265);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f6565 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 101 101 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.85 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.85 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.27 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.53 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.83 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.64 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.64 #a09a9a Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#5f6565  rgb(95, 101, 101)  hsl(180, 3%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#655f5f  rgb(101, 95, 95)  hsl(0, 3%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#655f65  rgb(101, 95, 101)  hsl(300, 3%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#65655f  rgb(101, 101, 95)  hsl(60, 3%, 38%)  Dim Gray