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#666A69

#666a69 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#666a69 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 41.57% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.94% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 1.92% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1415

Complementary

  1. #666a69
  2. #6a6667

Split complementary

  1. #666a69
  2. #6a6669
  3. #6a6766

Analogous

  1. #666a67
  2. #666a69
  3. #66696a

Triadic

  1. #666a69
  2. #69666a
  3. #6a6966

Tetradic

  1. #666a69
  2. #66676a
  3. #6a6667
  4. #6a6966

Square

  1. #666a69
  2. #67666a
  3. #6a6667
  4. #696a66

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1c1c
  2. #404342
  3. #666a69
  4. #8c908f
  5. #b3b6b5

Shades

#666a69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #666a69
  2. #5c5f5f
  3. #525554
  4. #474a4a
  5. #3d403f
  6. #333535
  7. #292a2a
  8. #1f2020
  9. #141515
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#666a69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #666a69
  2. #757978
  3. #858887
  4. #949796
  5. #a3a6a5
  6. #b3b5b4
  7. #c2c3c3
  8. #d1d2d2
  9. #e0e1e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#666a69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #666a69
  2. #696c6b
  3. #6b6e6e
  4. #6e7170
  5. #707372
  6. #737575
  7. #767777
  8. #787979
  9. #7b7c7b
  10. #7d7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686969 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6969 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696969 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #656a6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686a69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686969 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #656a69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-666a69 {
  color: #666a69;
}
Background
.bg-666a69 {
  background-color: #666a69;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-666a69 {
  border: 2px solid #666a69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #666a69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 106 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 2% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-666a69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #666a69, #66696a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-666a69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 106 105 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.48 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.48 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.74 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.44 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.44 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.83 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.86 #999596 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#666a69  rgb(102, 106, 105)  hsl(165, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6a6667  rgb(106, 102, 103)  hsl(345, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#69666a  rgb(105, 102, 106)  hsl(285, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6a6966  rgb(106, 105, 102)  hsl(45, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray