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#60605E

#60605e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#60605e is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 37.65% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.08% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 1.05% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1166

Complementary

  1. #60605e
  2. #5e5e60

Split complementary

  1. #60605e
  2. #5e5f60
  3. #5f5e60

Analogous

  1. #605f5e
  2. #60605e
  3. #5f605e

Triadic

  1. #60605e
  2. #5e6060
  3. #605e60

Tetradic

  1. #60605e
  2. #5e605e
  3. #5e5e60
  4. #605e60

Square

  1. #60605e
  2. #5e605f
  3. #5e5e60
  4. #605e5f

Monochromatic

  1. #131312
  2. #393938
  3. #60605e
  4. #878784
  5. #acacab

Shades

#60605e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #60605e
  2. #565655
  3. #4d4d4b
  4. #434342
  5. #3a3a38
  6. #30302f
  7. #262626
  8. #1d1d1c
  9. #131313
  10. #0a0a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#60605e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #60605e
  2. #70706e
  3. #80807e
  4. #90908e
  5. #a0a09e
  6. #b0b0af
  7. #bfbfbf
  8. #cfcfcf
  9. #dfdfdf
  10. #efefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#60605e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #60605e
  2. #636361
  3. #666665
  4. #6a6a68
  5. #6d6d6c
  6. #70706f
  7. #737372
  8. #767676
  9. #7a7a79
  10. #7d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60605f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60605e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #60605e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60605f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #60605e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #60605e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60605f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-60605e {
  color: #60605e;
}
Background
.bg-60605e {
  background-color: #60605e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-60605e {
  border: 2px solid #60605e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #60605e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 96 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 1% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-60605e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #60605e, #5f605e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-60605e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 96 94 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.64 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.64 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.09 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.15 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.59 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.65 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.35 #9f9fa1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#60605e  rgb(96, 96, 94)  hsl(60, 1%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#5e5e60  rgb(94, 94, 96)  hsl(240, 1%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#5e6060  rgb(94, 96, 96)  hsl(180, 1%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#605e60  rgb(96, 94, 96)  hsl(300, 1%, 37%)  Davy's Gray