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#686565

#686565 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#686565 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 39.61% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.88% magenta, 2.88% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 1.46% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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HSV / HSB
Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1319

Complementary

  1. #686565
  2. #656868

Split complementary

  1. #686565
  2. #656867
  3. #656768

Analogous

  1. #686567
  2. #686565
  3. #686765

Triadic

  1. #686565
  2. #656865
  3. #656568

Tetradic

  1. #686565
  2. #686865
  3. #656868
  4. #656568

Square

  1. #686565
  2. #676865
  3. #656868
  4. #676568

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1a1a
  2. #413f3f
  3. #686565
  4. #8e8b8b
  5. #b4b2b2

Shades

#686565 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686565
  2. #5e5b5b
  3. #535151
  4. #494747
  5. #3e3d3d
  6. #343333
  7. #2a2828
  8. #1f1e1e
  9. #151414
  10. #0a0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#686565 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686565
  2. #777474
  3. #868484
  4. #959393
  5. #a4a3a3
  6. #b4b2b2
  7. #c3c1c1
  8. #d2d1d1
  9. #e1e0e0
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686565 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686565
  2. #6a6868
  3. #6d6a6a
  4. #6f6d6d
  5. #727070
  6. #747373
  7. #767575
  8. #797878
  9. #7b7b7b
  10. #7e7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676565 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656565 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666665 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #696565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666565 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676665 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686565 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686565 {
  color: #686565;
}
Background
.bg-686565 {
  background-color: #686565;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686565 {
  border: 2px solid #686565;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686565;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 101 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686565 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686565, #686765);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686565 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 101 101 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.15 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.15 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.28 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.28 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.34 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.59 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.59 #979a9a Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#686565  rgb(104, 101, 101)  hsl(0, 1%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#656868  rgb(101, 104, 104)  hsl(180, 1%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#656865  rgb(101, 104, 101)  hsl(120, 1%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#656568  rgb(101, 101, 104)  hsl(240, 1%, 40%)  Dim Gray