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#656C72

#656c72 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656c72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.4% cyan, 5.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 207.69°, with 6.05% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1471

Complementary

  1. #656c72
  2. #726b65

Split complementary

  1. #656c72
  2. #726566
  3. #727265

Analogous

  1. #657272
  2. #656c72
  3. #656672

Triadic

  1. #656c72
  2. #72656c
  3. #6c7265

Tetradic

  1. #656c72
  2. #6b6572
  3. #726b65
  4. #6c7265

Square

  1. #656c72
  2. #726572
  3. #726b65
  4. #667265

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1f21
  2. #414649
  3. #656c72
  4. #8b9298
  5. #b4b8bc

Shades

#656c72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656c72
  2. #5b6167
  3. #51565b
  4. #474c50
  5. #3d4144
  6. #333639
  7. #282b2e
  8. #1e2022
  9. #141617
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#656c72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656c72
  2. #747b80
  3. #84898e
  4. #93989c
  5. #a3a7aa
  6. #b2b6b9
  7. #c1c4c7
  8. #d1d3d5
  9. #e0e2e3
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656c72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656c72
  2. #686e73
  3. #6a7075
  4. #6d7276
  5. #707478
  6. #737679
  7. #75787a
  8. #787a7c
  9. #7b7c7d
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696b6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6c72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686a72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #626d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686c72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676b72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #636d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656c72 {
  color: #656c72;
}
Background
.bg-656c72 {
  background-color: #656c72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656c72 {
  border: 2px solid #656c72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656c72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 108 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 6% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656c72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656c72, #656672);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656c72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 108 114 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.33 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.33 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.95 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.95 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.12 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.37 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.37 #9a938d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656c72  rgb(101, 108, 114)  hsl(208, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#726b65  rgb(114, 107, 101)  hsl(28, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#72656c  rgb(114, 101, 108)  hsl(328, 6%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#6c7265  rgb(108, 114, 101)  hsl(88, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray