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#686F6F

#686f6f ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#686f6f 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, 43.53% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #686f6f
  2. #6f6868

Split complementary

  1. #686f6f
  2. #6f686c
  3. #6f6c68

Analogous

  1. #686f6c
  2. #686f6f
  3. #686c6f

Triadic

  1. #686f6f
  2. #6f686f
  3. #6f6f68

Tetradic

  1. #686f6f
  2. #68686f
  3. #6f6868
  4. #6f6f68

Square

  1. #686f6f
  2. #6c686f
  3. #6f6868
  4. #6c6f68

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2020
  2. #434848
  3. #686f6f
  4. #8e9595
  5. #b6baba

Shades

#686f6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686f6f
  2. #5e6464
  3. #535959
  4. #494e4e
  5. #3e4343
  6. #343838
  7. #2a2c2c
  8. #1f2121
  9. #151616
  10. #0a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#686f6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686f6f
  2. #777d7d
  3. #868c8c
  4. #959a9a
  5. #a4a9a9
  6. #b4b7b7
  7. #c3c5c5
  8. #d2d4d4
  9. #e1e2e2
  10. #f0f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686f6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686f6f
  2. #6a7171
  3. #6d7272
  4. #6f7474
  5. #727676
  6. #747878
  7. #767979
  8. #797b7b
  9. #7b7d7d
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6e6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6d6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #66706f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6f6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6e6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686f6f {
  color: #686f6f;
}
Background
.bg-686f6f {
  background-color: #686f6f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686f6f {
  border: 2px solid #686f6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686f6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 111 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686f6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686f6f, #686c6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686f6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 111 111 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.13 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.13 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.23 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.23 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.54 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.79 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.17 #979090 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#686f6f  rgb(104, 111, 111)  hsl(180, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6f6868  rgb(111, 104, 104)  hsl(0, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6f686f  rgb(111, 104, 111)  hsl(300, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6f6f68  rgb(111, 111, 104)  hsl(60, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray