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#686969

#686969 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#686969 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, 41.18% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 0.48% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 0.59.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #686969
  2. #696868

Split complementary

  1. #686969
  2. #696868
  3. #696868

Analogous

  1. #686968
  2. #686969
  3. #686869

Triadic

  1. #686969
  2. #696869
  3. #696968

Tetradic

  1. #686969
  2. #686869
  3. #696868
  4. #696968

Square

  1. #686969
  2. #686869
  3. #696868
  4. #686968

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c1c
  2. #424343
  3. #686969
  4. #8e8f8f
  5. #b5b5b5

Shades

#686969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686969
  2. #5e5f5f
  3. #535454
  4. #494a4a
  5. #3e3f3f
  6. #343535
  7. #2a2a2a
  8. #1f2020
  9. #151515
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#686969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686969
  2. #777878
  3. #868787
  4. #959696
  5. #a4a5a5
  6. #b4b4b4
  7. #c3c3c3
  8. #d2d2d2
  9. #e1e1e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686969
  2. #6a6b6b
  3. #6d6e6e
  4. #6f7070
  5. #727272
  6. #747575
  7. #767777
  8. #797979
  9. #7b7b7b
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686969 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696969 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696969 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #686969 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696969 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686969 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686969 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686969 {
  color: #686969;
}
Background
.bg-686969 {
  background-color: #686969;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686969 {
  border: 2px solid #686969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 105 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 0% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686969, #686869);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 105 105 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 0.59 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 0.59 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.24 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.24 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.24 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.83 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.89 #979696 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#686969  rgb(104, 105, 105)  hsl(180, 0%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#696868  rgb(105, 104, 104)  hsl(0, 0%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#696869  rgb(105, 104, 105)  hsl(300, 0%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#696968  rgb(105, 105, 104)  hsl(60, 0%, 41%)  Dim Gray