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#656D77

#656d77 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d77 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 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.13% cyan, 8.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 8.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1504

Complementary

  1. #656d77
  2. #776f65

Split complementary

  1. #656d77
  2. #776665
  3. #767765

Analogous

  1. #657677
  2. #656d77
  3. #666577

Triadic

  1. #656d77
  2. #77656d
  3. #6d7765

Tetradic

  1. #656d77
  2. #6f6577
  3. #776f65
  4. #6d7765

Square

  1. #656d77
  2. #776576
  3. #776f65
  4. #657766

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2124
  2. #42474e
  3. #656d77
  4. #8c939d
  5. #b5bac0

Shades

#656d77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d77
  2. #5b626b
  3. #51575f
  4. #474c53
  5. #3d4147
  6. #33373c
  7. #282c30
  8. #1e2124
  9. #141618
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d77
  2. #747c85
  3. #848a92
  4. #9399a0
  5. #a3a7ad
  6. #b2b6bb
  7. #c1c5c9
  8. #d1d3d6
  9. #e0e2e4
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d77
  2. #686f78
  3. #6a7179
  4. #6d737a
  5. #70757b
  6. #73777c
  7. #75787c
  8. #787a7d
  9. #7b7c7e
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6d78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686b77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #616f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686d77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676c77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #626e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d77 {
  color: #656d77;
}
Background
.bg-656d77 {
  background-color: #656d77;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d77 {
  border: 2px solid #656d77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 8% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d77, #666577);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 119 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.94 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.94 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.84 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.84 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.81 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.81 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.30 #9a9288 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656d77  rgb(101, 109, 119)  hsl(213, 8%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#776f65  rgb(119, 111, 101)  hsl(33, 8%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#77656d  rgb(119, 101, 109)  hsl(333, 8%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#6d7765  rgb(109, 119, 101)  hsl(93, 8%, 43%)  Xanadu