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#656D74

#656d74 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d74 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, 42.75% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.93% cyan, 6.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 6.91% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #656d74
  2. #746c65

Split complementary

  1. #656d74
  2. #746566
  3. #747465

Analogous

  1. #657474
  2. #656d74
  3. #656674

Triadic

  1. #656d74
  2. #74656d
  3. #6d7465

Tetradic

  1. #656d74
  2. #6c6574
  3. #746c65
  4. #6d7465

Square

  1. #656d74
  2. #746574
  3. #746c65
  4. #667465

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2022
  2. #41474b
  3. #656d74
  4. #8b939a
  5. #b4b9be

Shades

#656d74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d74
  2. #5b6268
  3. #51575d
  4. #474c51
  5. #3d4146
  6. #33373a
  7. #282c2e
  8. #1e2123
  9. #141617
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d74
  2. #747c82
  3. #848a90
  4. #93999e
  5. #a3a7ac
  6. #b2b6ba
  7. #c1c5c7
  8. #d1d3d5
  9. #e0e2e3
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d74
  2. #686f75
  3. #6a7176
  4. #6d7378
  5. #707579
  6. #73777a
  7. #75787b
  8. #787a7c
  9. #7b7c7e
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696c6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6d74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686b74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #616f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686d74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676c74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #636e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d74 {
  color: #656d74;
}
Background
.bg-656d74 {
  background-color: #656d74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d74 {
  border: 2px solid #656d74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 7% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d74, #656674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 116 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.95 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.95 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.36 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.36 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.34 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.34 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.69 #9a928b Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656d74  rgb(101, 109, 116)  hsl(208, 7%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#746c65  rgb(116, 108, 101)  hsl(28, 7%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#74656d  rgb(116, 101, 109)  hsl(328, 7%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#6d7465  rgb(109, 116, 101)  hsl(88, 7%, 43%)  Xanadu