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#665F5E

#665f5e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#665f5e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 7.5°, with 4.08% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1182

Complementary

  1. #665f5e
  2. #5e6566

Split complementary

  1. #665f5e
  2. #5e6663
  3. #5e6166

Analogous

  1. #665e61
  2. #665f5e
  3. #66635e

Triadic

  1. #665f5e
  2. #5e665f
  3. #5f5e66

Tetradic

  1. #665f5e
  2. #65665e
  3. #5e6566
  4. #5f5e66

Square

  1. #665f5e
  2. #61665e
  3. #5e6566
  4. #635e66

Monochromatic

  1. #161515
  2. #3e3a39
  3. #665f5e
  4. #8d8583
  5. #b2acab

Shades

#665f5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #665f5e
  2. #5c5655
  3. #524c4b
  4. #474342
  5. #3d3938
  6. #33302f
  7. #292626
  8. #1f1d1c
  9. #141313
  10. #0a0a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#665f5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #665f5e
  2. #756f6e
  3. #857f7e
  4. #948f8e
  5. #a39f9e
  6. #b3afaf
  7. #c2bfbf
  8. #d1cfcf
  9. #e0dfdf
  10. #f0efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#665f5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #665f5e
  2. #696261
  3. #6b6665
  4. #6e6968
  5. #706c6c
  6. #73706f
  7. #767372
  8. #787676
  9. #7b7979
  10. #7d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 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 #60605e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62615e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #685e5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #635f5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64605e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #675f5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-665f5e {
  color: #665f5e;
}
Background
.bg-665f5e {
  background-color: #665f5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-665f5e {
  border: 2px solid #665f5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #665f5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 95 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 4% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-665f5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #665f5e, #66635e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-665f5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 95 94 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.99 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.99 #645452 Wenge ΔE 5.45 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.63 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.73 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.28 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.81 #99a0a1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#665f5e  rgb(102, 95, 94)  hsl(8, 4%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5e6566  rgb(94, 101, 102)  hsl(188, 4%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5e665f  rgb(94, 102, 95)  hsl(128, 4%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#5f5e66  rgb(95, 94, 102)  hsl(248, 4%, 38%)  Davy's Gray