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#686C6F

#686c6f ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#686c6f 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, 42.35% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.31% cyan, 2.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 3.26% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1482

Complementary

  1. #686c6f
  2. #6f6b68

Split complementary

  1. #686c6f
  2. #6f6869
  3. #6f6f68

Analogous

  1. #686f6f
  2. #686c6f
  3. #68696f

Triadic

  1. #686c6f
  2. #6f686c
  3. #6c6f68

Tetradic

  1. #686c6f
  2. #6b686f
  3. #6f6b68
  4. #6c6f68

Square

  1. #686c6f
  2. #6f686f
  3. #6f6b68
  4. #696f68

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f20
  2. #434648
  3. #686c6f
  4. #8e9295
  5. #b6b8ba

Shades

#686c6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686c6f
  2. #5e6164
  3. #535659
  4. #494c4e
  5. #3e4143
  6. #343638
  7. #2a2b2c
  8. #1f2021
  9. #151616
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#686c6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686c6f
  2. #777b7d
  3. #86898c
  4. #95989a
  5. #a4a7a9
  6. #b4b6b7
  7. #c3c4c5
  8. #d2d3d4
  9. #e1e2e2
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686c6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686c6f
  2. #6a6e71
  3. #6d7072
  4. #6f7274
  5. #727476
  6. #747678
  7. #767879
  8. #797a7b
  9. #7b7c7d
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6c6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6c6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6b6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #666d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6c6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696b6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686c6f {
  color: #686c6f;
}
Background
.bg-686c6f {
  background-color: #686c6f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686c6f {
  border: 2px solid #686c6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686c6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 108 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 3% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686c6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686c6f, #68696f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686c6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 108 111 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.60 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.60 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.55 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.55 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.56 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.93 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.93 #979390 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#686c6f  rgb(104, 108, 111)  hsl(206, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6f6b68  rgb(111, 107, 104)  hsl(26, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6f686c  rgb(111, 104, 108)  hsl(326, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6c6f68  rgb(108, 111, 104)  hsl(86, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray