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#686C70

#686c70 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#686c70 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 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.14% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 3.7% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #686c70
  2. #706c68

Split complementary

  1. #686c70
  2. #706868
  3. #707068

Analogous

  1. #687070
  2. #686c70
  3. #686870

Triadic

  1. #686c70
  2. #70686c
  3. #6c7068

Tetradic

  1. #686c70
  2. #6c6870
  3. #706c68
  4. #6c7068

Square

  1. #686c70
  2. #706870
  3. #706c68
  4. #687068

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f21
  2. #434648
  3. #686c70
  4. #8e9296
  5. #b6b8bb

Shades

#686c70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686c70
  2. #5e6165
  3. #53565a
  4. #494c4e
  5. #3e4143
  6. #343638
  7. #2a2b2d
  8. #1f2022
  9. #151616
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#686c70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686c70
  2. #777b7e
  3. #86898d
  4. #95989b
  5. #a4a7a9
  6. #b4b6b8
  7. #c3c4c6
  8. #d2d3d4
  9. #e1e2e2
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686c70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686c70
  2. #6a6e72
  3. #6d7073
  4. #6f7275
  5. #727476
  6. #747678
  7. #76787a
  8. #797a7b
  9. #7b7c7d
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6c6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6c70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6b70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #666d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6c70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696b70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686c70 {
  color: #686c70;
}
Background
.bg-686c70 {
  background-color: #686c70;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686c70 {
  border: 2px solid #686c70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686c70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 108 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 4% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686c70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686c70, #686870);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686c70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 108 112 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.91 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.91 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.62 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.62 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.69 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.64 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.64 #97938f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#686c70  rgb(104, 108, 112)  hsl(210, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#706c68  rgb(112, 108, 104)  hsl(30, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#70686c  rgb(112, 104, 108)  hsl(330, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6c7068  rgb(108, 112, 104)  hsl(90, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray