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#646A71

#646a71 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#646a71 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, 41.57% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.5% cyan, 6.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 212.31°, with 6.1% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #646a71
  2. #716b64

Split complementary

  1. #646a71
  2. #716464
  3. #707164

Analogous

  1. #647071
  2. #646a71
  3. #646471

Triadic

  1. #646a71
  2. #71646a
  3. #6a7164

Tetradic

  1. #646a71
  2. #6b6471
  3. #716b64
  4. #6a7164

Square

  1. #646a71
  2. #716470
  3. #716b64
  4. #647164

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1e20
  2. #404448
  3. #646a71
  4. #8a9097
  5. #b3b7bb

Shades

#646a71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #646a71
  2. #5a5f66
  3. #50555a
  4. #464a4f
  5. #3c4044
  6. #323539
  7. #282a2d
  8. #1e2022
  9. #141517
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#646a71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #646a71
  2. #74797f
  3. #83888d
  4. #93979c
  5. #a2a6aa
  6. #b2b5b8
  7. #c1c3c6
  8. #d1d2d4
  9. #e0e1e3
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#646a71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #646a71
  2. #676c73
  3. #6a6e74
  4. #6c7176
  5. #6f7377
  6. #727579
  7. #75777a
  8. #78797c
  9. #7a7c7d
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686a71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666971 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #616c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666a71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656971 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #626b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-646a71 {
  color: #646a71;
}
Background
.bg-646a71 {
  background-color: #646a71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-646a71 {
  border: 2px solid #646a71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #646a71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 106 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 6% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-646a71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #646a71, #646471);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-646a71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 106 113 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.36 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.36 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.60 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.45 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.45 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.02 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.02 #9b958e Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#646a71  rgb(100, 106, 113)  hsl(212, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#716b64  rgb(113, 107, 100)  hsl(32, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#71646a  rgb(113, 100, 106)  hsl(332, 6%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#6a7164  rgb(106, 113, 100)  hsl(92, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray