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#666B72

#666b72 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#666b72 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 41.96% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 6.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 215°, with 5.56% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1456

Complementary

  1. #666b72
  2. #726d66

Split complementary

  1. #666b72
  2. #726766
  3. #717266

Analogous

  1. #667172
  2. #666b72
  3. #676672

Triadic

  1. #666b72
  2. #72666b
  3. #6b7266

Tetradic

  1. #666b72
  2. #6d6672
  3. #726d66
  4. #6b7266

Square

  1. #666b72
  2. #726671
  3. #726d66
  4. #667267

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f21
  2. #42454a
  3. #666b72
  4. #8c9198
  5. #b5b8bc

Shades

#666b72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #666b72
  2. #5c6067
  3. #52565b
  4. #474b50
  5. #3d4044
  6. #333639
  7. #292b2e
  8. #1f2022
  9. #141517
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#666b72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #666b72
  2. #757a80
  3. #85898e
  4. #94979c
  5. #a3a6aa
  6. #b3b5b9
  7. #c2c4c7
  8. #d1d3d5
  9. #e0e1e3
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#666b72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #666b72
  2. #696d73
  3. #6b6f75
  4. #6e7176
  5. #707378
  6. #737679
  7. #76787a
  8. #787a7c
  9. #7b7c7d
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696b6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696b72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676a72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #636c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686b72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676a72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #646c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-666b72 {
  color: #666b72;
}
Background
.bg-666b72 {
  background-color: #666b72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-666b72 {
  border: 2px solid #666b72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #666b72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 107 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 6% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-666b72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #666b72, #676672);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-666b72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 107 114 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.21 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.21 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.90 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.20 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.51 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.51 #99948d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#666b72  rgb(102, 107, 114)  hsl(215, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#726d66  rgb(114, 109, 102)  hsl(35, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#72666b  rgb(114, 102, 107)  hsl(335, 6%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#6b7266  rgb(107, 114, 102)  hsl(95, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray