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#606261

#606261 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#606261 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, 38.43% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.02% yellow and 61.57% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 1.03% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1209

Complementary

  1. #606261
  2. #626061

Split complementary

  1. #606261
  2. #626062
  3. #626060

Analogous

  1. #606260
  2. #606261
  3. #606262

Triadic

  1. #606261
  2. #616062
  3. #626160

Tetradic

  1. #606261
  2. #606162
  3. #626061
  4. #626160

Square

  1. #606261
  2. #606062
  3. #626061
  4. #626260

Monochromatic

  1. #141515
  2. #3a3b3b
  3. #606261
  4. #868887
  5. #adaeae

Shades

#606261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #606261
  2. #565857
  3. #4d4e4e
  4. #434544
  5. #3a3b3a
  6. #303131
  7. #262727
  8. #1d1d1d
  9. #131413
  10. #0a0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#606261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #606261
  2. #707271
  3. #808181
  4. #909190
  5. #a0a1a0
  6. #b0b1b0
  7. #bfc0c0
  8. #cfd0d0
  9. #dfe0df
  10. #efefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#606261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #606261
  2. #636564
  3. #666867
  4. #6a6b6a
  5. #6d6e6d
  6. #707171
  7. #737474
  8. #767777
  9. #7a7a7a
  10. #7d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616261 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626261 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616161 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #606262 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #616261 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616261 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #606261 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-606261 {
  color: #606261;
}
Background
.bg-606261 {
  background-color: #606261;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-606261 {
  border: 2px solid #606261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #606261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 98 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 1% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-606261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #606261, #606262);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-606261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 98 97 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.17 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.17 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.73 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.25 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.60 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.42 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.74 #9f9d9e Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#606261  rgb(96, 98, 97)  hsl(150, 1%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#626061  rgb(98, 96, 97)  hsl(330, 1%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#616062  rgb(97, 96, 98)  hsl(270, 1%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#626160  rgb(98, 97, 96)  hsl(30, 1%, 38%)  Dim Gray