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#665F5C

#665f5c ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#665f5c is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 37.25% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 18°, with 5.15% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1178

Complementary

  1. #665f5c
  2. #5c6366

Split complementary

  1. #665f5c
  2. #5c6664
  3. #5c5e66

Analogous

  1. #665c5e
  2. #665f5c
  3. #66645c

Triadic

  1. #665f5c
  2. #5c665f
  3. #5f5c66

Tetradic

  1. #665f5c
  2. #63665c
  3. #5c6366
  4. #5f5c66

Square

  1. #665f5c
  2. #5e665c
  3. #5c6366
  4. #645c66

Monochromatic

  1. #161413
  2. #3e3a38
  3. #665f5c
  4. #8d8581
  5. #b2aca9

Shades

#665f5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #665f5c
  2. #5c5653
  3. #524c4a
  4. #474340
  5. #3d3937
  6. #33302e
  7. #292625
  8. #1f1d1c
  9. #141312
  10. #0a0a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#665f5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #665f5c
  2. #756f6c
  3. #857f7d
  4. #948f8d
  5. #a39f9d
  6. #b3afae
  7. #c2bfbe
  8. #d1cfce
  9. #e0dfde
  10. #f0efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#665f5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #665f5c
  2. #696260
  3. #6b6663
  4. #6e6967
  5. #706c6a
  6. #73706e
  7. #767372
  8. #787675
  9. #7b7979
  10. #7d7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63605f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61605c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62615c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #685e5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #635f5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64605c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #675e5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-665f5c {
  color: #665f5c;
}
Background
.bg-665f5c {
  background-color: #665f5c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-665f5c {
  border: 2px solid #665f5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #665f5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 95 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 5% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-665f5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #665f5c, #66645c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-665f5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 95 92 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.07 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.07 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.64 #645452 Wenge ΔE 5.69 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.21 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.37 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.92 #99a0a3 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#665f5c  rgb(102, 95, 92)  hsl(18, 5%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5c6366  rgb(92, 99, 102)  hsl(198, 5%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5c665f  rgb(92, 102, 95)  hsl(138, 5%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#5f5c66  rgb(95, 92, 102)  hsl(258, 5%, 38%)  Davy's Gray