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#66686E

#66686e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#66686e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 40.78% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.27% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 3.77% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #66686e
  2. #6e6c66

Split complementary

  1. #66686e
  2. #6e6866
  3. #6c6e66

Analogous

  1. #666c6e
  2. #66686e
  3. #68666e

Triadic

  1. #66686e
  2. #6e6668
  3. #686e66

Tetradic

  1. #66686e
  2. #6c666e
  3. #6e6c66
  4. #686e66

Square

  1. #66686e
  2. #6e666c
  3. #6e6c66
  4. #666e68

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1d1f
  2. #414246
  3. #66686e
  4. #8c8e94
  5. #b4b5b9

Shades

#66686e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #66686e
  2. #5c5e63
  3. #525358
  4. #47494d
  5. #3d3e42
  6. #333437
  7. #292a2c
  8. #1f1f21
  9. #141516
  10. #0a0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#66686e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #66686e
  2. #75777d
  3. #85868b
  4. #94959a
  5. #a3a4a8
  6. #b3b4b7
  7. #c2c3c5
  8. #d1d2d4
  9. #e0e1e2
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#66686e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #66686e
  2. #696a70
  3. #6b6d72
  4. #6e6f73
  5. #707275
  6. #737477
  7. #767679
  8. #78797b
  9. #7b7b7c
  10. #7d7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67686a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66686e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66686e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64696a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66686e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66686e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #65696c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-66686e {
  color: #66686e;
}
Background
.bg-66686e {
  background-color: #66686e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-66686e {
  border: 2px solid #66686e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #66686e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 104 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 4% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-66686e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #66686e, #68666e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-66686e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 104 110 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.44 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.44 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.73 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.12 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.12 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.76 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.76 #999791 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#66686e  rgb(102, 104, 110)  hsl(225, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6e6c66  rgb(110, 108, 102)  hsl(45, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6e6668  rgb(110, 102, 104)  hsl(345, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#686e66  rgb(104, 110, 102)  hsl(105, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray