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#686E76

#686e76 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#686e76 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, 43.14% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.86% cyan, 6.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 6.31% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #686e76
  2. #767068

Split complementary

  1. #686e76
  2. #766968
  3. #757668

Analogous

  1. #687576
  2. #686e76
  3. #696876

Triadic

  1. #686e76
  2. #76686e
  3. #6e7668

Tetradic

  1. #686e76
  2. #706876
  3. #767068
  4. #6e7668

Square

  1. #686e76
  2. #766875
  3. #767068
  4. #687669

Monochromatic

  1. #202225
  2. #44484d
  3. #686e76
  4. #8f949c
  5. #b7bbc0

Shades

#686e76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686e76
  2. #5e636a
  3. #53585e
  4. #494d53
  5. #3e4247
  6. #34373b
  7. #2a2c2f
  8. #1f2123
  9. #151618
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#686e76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686e76
  2. #777d84
  3. #868b91
  4. #959a9f
  5. #a4a8ad
  6. #b4b7bb
  7. #c3c5c8
  8. #d2d4d6
  9. #e1e2e4
  10. #f0f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686e76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686e76
  2. #6a7077
  3. #6d7278
  4. #6f7379
  5. #72757a
  6. #74777b
  7. #76797c
  8. #797b7d
  9. #7b7c7e
  10. #7e7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6e76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6d76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #657070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6e76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696d76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686e76 {
  color: #686e76;
}
Background
.bg-686e76 {
  background-color: #686e76;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686e76 {
  border: 2px solid #686e76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686e76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 110 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 6% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686e76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686e76, #696876);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686e76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 110 118 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.01 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.01 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.94 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.94 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.78 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.78 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.14 #979189 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#686e76  rgb(104, 110, 118)  hsl(214, 6%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#767068  rgb(118, 112, 104)  hsl(34, 6%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#76686e  rgb(118, 104, 110)  hsl(334, 6%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#6e7668  rgb(110, 118, 104)  hsl(94, 6%, 44%)  Xanadu