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#656C6C

#656c6c ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656c6c is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.35% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 3.35% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1457

Complementary

  1. #656c6c
  2. #6c6565

Split complementary

  1. #656c6c
  2. #6c6568
  3. #6c6865

Analogous

  1. #656c68
  2. #656c6c
  3. #65686c

Triadic

  1. #656c6c
  2. #6c656c
  3. #6c6c65

Tetradic

  1. #656c6c
  2. #65656c
  3. #6c6565
  4. #6c6c65

Square

  1. #656c6c
  2. #68656c
  3. #6c6565
  4. #686c65

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1d1d
  2. #404444
  3. #656c6c
  4. #8b9393
  5. #b3b7b7

Shades

#656c6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656c6c
  2. #5b6161
  3. #515656
  4. #474c4c
  5. #3d4141
  6. #333636
  7. #282b2b
  8. #1e2020
  9. #141616
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#656c6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656c6c
  2. #747b7b
  3. #848989
  4. #939898
  5. #a3a7a7
  6. #b2b6b6
  7. #c1c4c4
  8. #d1d3d3
  9. #e0e2e2
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656c6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656c6c
  2. #686e6e
  3. #6a7070
  4. #6d7272
  5. #707474
  6. #737676
  7. #757878
  8. #787a7a
  9. #7b7c7c
  10. #7d7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686b6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6b6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696a6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #636d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696c6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686b6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #646c6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656c6c {
  color: #656c6c;
}
Background
.bg-656c6c {
  background-color: #656c6c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656c6c {
  border: 2px solid #656c6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656c6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 108 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656c6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656c6c, #65686c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656c6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 108 108 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.80 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.80 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.74 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.32 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.32 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.71 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.69 #9a9393 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656c6c  rgb(101, 108, 108)  hsl(180, 3%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6c6565  rgb(108, 101, 101)  hsl(0, 3%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6c656c  rgb(108, 101, 108)  hsl(300, 3%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6c6c65  rgb(108, 108, 101)  hsl(60, 3%, 41%)  Dim Gray