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#68686A

#68686a ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#68686a 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, 40.78% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.89% cyan, 1.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.95% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #68686a
  2. #6a6a68

Split complementary

  1. #68686a
  2. #6a6968
  3. #696a68

Analogous

  1. #68696a
  2. #68686a
  3. #69686a

Triadic

  1. #68686a
  2. #6a6868
  3. #686a68

Tetradic

  1. #68686a
  2. #6a686a
  3. #6a6a68
  4. #686a68

Square

  1. #68686a
  2. #6a6869
  3. #6a6a68
  4. #686a69

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c1d
  2. #424243
  3. #68686a
  4. #8e8e90
  5. #b5b5b6

Shades

#68686a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68686a
  2. #5e5e5f
  3. #535355
  4. #49494a
  5. #3e3e40
  6. #343435
  7. #2a2a2a
  8. #1f1f20
  9. #151515
  10. #0a0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#68686a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68686a
  2. #777779
  3. #868688
  4. #959597
  5. #a4a4a6
  6. #b4b4b5
  7. #c3c3c3
  8. #d2d2d2
  9. #e1e1e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68686a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68686a
  2. #6a6a6c
  3. #6d6d6e
  4. #6f6f71
  5. #727273
  6. #747475
  7. #767677
  8. #797979
  9. #7b7b7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686869 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68686a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #68686a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #686869 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #68686a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68686a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686869 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68686a {
  color: #68686a;
}
Background
.bg-68686a {
  background-color: #68686a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-68686a {
  border: 2px solid #68686a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68686a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 104 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68686a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68686a, #69686a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68686a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 104 106 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 1.29 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 1.29 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.09 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.56 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.56 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.15 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.08 #979795 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#68686a  rgb(104, 104, 106)  hsl(240, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6a6a68  rgb(106, 106, 104)  hsl(60, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6a6868  rgb(106, 104, 104)  hsl(0, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#686a68  rgb(104, 106, 104)  hsl(120, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray