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#686A67

#686a67 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#686a67 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, 41.57% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.83% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 1.44% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1423

Complementary

  1. #686a67
  2. #69676a

Split complementary

  1. #686a67
  2. #67676a
  3. #6a676a

Analogous

  1. #6a6a67
  2. #686a67
  3. #676a67

Triadic

  1. #686a67
  2. #67686a
  3. #6a6768

Tetradic

  1. #686a67
  2. #676a69
  3. #69676a
  4. #6a6768

Square

  1. #686a67
  2. #676a6a
  3. #69676a
  4. #6a6767

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c1c
  2. #424341
  3. #686a67
  4. #8e908d
  5. #b5b6b4

Shades

#686a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686a67
  2. #5e5f5d
  3. #535552
  4. #494a48
  5. #3e403e
  6. #343534
  7. #2a2a29
  8. #1f201f
  9. #151515
  10. #0a0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#686a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686a67
  2. #777976
  3. #868885
  4. #959795
  5. #a4a6a4
  6. #b4b5b3
  7. #c3c3c2
  8. #d2d2d1
  9. #e1e1e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686a67
  2. #6a6c6a
  3. #6d6e6c
  4. #6f716f
  5. #727371
  6. #747574
  7. #767776
  8. #797979
  9. #7b7c7b
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696a68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6967 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6967 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #686a69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696a67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696a67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686a68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686a67 {
  color: #686a67;
}
Background
.bg-686a67 {
  background-color: #686a67;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686a67 {
  border: 2px solid #686a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 106 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 1% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686a67, #676a67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 106 103 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.39 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.39 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.81 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.31 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.31 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.98 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.63 #979598 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#686a67  rgb(104, 106, 103)  hsl(100, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#69676a  rgb(105, 103, 106)  hsl(280, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#67686a  rgb(103, 104, 106)  hsl(220, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6a6768  rgb(106, 103, 104)  hsl(340, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray