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#646973

#646973 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#646973 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 41.18% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 6.98% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #646973
  2. #736e64

Split complementary

  1. #646973
  2. #736764
  3. #717364

Analogous

  1. #647173
  2. #646973
  3. #676473

Triadic

  1. #646973
  2. #736469
  3. #697364

Tetradic

  1. #646973
  2. #6e6473
  3. #736e64
  4. #697364

Square

  1. #646973
  2. #736471
  3. #736e64
  4. #647367

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e21
  2. #40444a
  3. #646973
  4. #8a8f99
  5. #b3b6bd

Shades

#646973 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #646973
  2. #5a5f68
  3. #50545c
  4. #464a51
  5. #3c3f45
  6. #32353a
  7. #282a2e
  8. #1e2023
  9. #141517
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#646973 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #646973
  2. #747881
  3. #83878f
  4. #93969d
  5. #a2a5ab
  6. #b2b4b9
  7. #c1c3c7
  8. #d1d2d5
  9. #e0e1e3
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#646973 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #646973
  2. #676b74
  3. #6a6e76
  4. #6c7077
  5. #6f7278
  6. #72757a
  7. #75777b
  8. #78797c
  9. #7a7b7d
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67696d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666974 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656873 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #616b6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656973 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646873 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #626a6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-646973 {
  color: #646973;
}
Background
.bg-646973 {
  background-color: #646973;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-646973 {
  border: 2px solid #646973;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #646973;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 105 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 7% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-646973 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #646973, #676473);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-646973 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 105 115 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.49 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.49 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.05 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.55 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.55 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.75 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.75 #9b968c Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#646973  rgb(100, 105, 115)  hsl(220, 7%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#736e64  rgb(115, 110, 100)  hsl(40, 7%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#736469  rgb(115, 100, 105)  hsl(340, 7%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#697364  rgb(105, 115, 100)  hsl(100, 7%, 42%)  Xanadu