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#66655E

#66655e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#66655e is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 39.61% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1294

Complementary

  1. #66655e
  2. #5e5f66

Split complementary

  1. #66655e
  2. #5e6366
  3. #615e66

Analogous

  1. #66615e
  2. #66655e
  3. #63665e

Triadic

  1. #66655e
  2. #5e6665
  3. #655e66

Tetradic

  1. #66655e
  2. #5f665e
  3. #5e5f66
  4. #655e66

Square

  1. #66655e
  2. #5e6661
  3. #5e5f66
  4. #665e63

Monochromatic

  1. #161615
  2. #3e3e39
  3. #66655e
  4. #8d8c83
  5. #b2b1ab

Shades

#66655e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #66655e
  2. #5c5b55
  3. #52514b
  4. #474742
  5. #3d3d38
  6. #33332f
  7. #292826
  8. #1f1e1c
  9. #141413
  10. #0a0a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#66655e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #66655e
  2. #75746e
  3. #85847e
  4. #94938e
  5. #a3a39e
  6. #b3b2af
  7. #c2c1bf
  8. #d1d1cf
  9. #e0e0df
  10. #f0f0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#66655e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #66655e
  2. #696861
  3. #6b6a65
  4. #6e6d68
  5. #70706c
  6. #73736f
  7. #767572
  8. #787876
  9. #7b7b79
  10. #7d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656562 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67645e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67655e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #676463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66655e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67655e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676461 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-66655e {
  color: #66655e;
}
Background
.bg-66655e {
  background-color: #66655e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-66655e {
  border: 2px solid #66655e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #66655e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 101 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 4% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-66655e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #66655e, #63665e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-66655e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 101 94 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.29 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.29 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.95 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.51 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.80 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.98 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.50 #999aa1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#66655e  rgb(102, 101, 94)  hsl(53, 4%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5e5f66  rgb(94, 95, 102)  hsl(233, 4%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5e6665  rgb(94, 102, 101)  hsl(173, 4%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#655e66  rgb(101, 94, 102)  hsl(293, 4%, 38%)  Wenge