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#696355

#696355 ≈ Dim Gray

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696355 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 38.82% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.71% magenta, 19.05% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 10.53% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 7.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1258

Complementary

  1. #696355
  2. #555b69

Split complementary

  1. #696355
  2. #556569
  3. #595569

Analogous

  1. #695955
  2. #696355
  3. #656955

Triadic

  1. #696355
  2. #556963
  3. #635569

Tetradic

  1. #696355
  2. #5b6955
  3. #555b69
  4. #635569

Square

  1. #696355
  2. #556959
  3. #555b69
  4. #695565

Monochromatic

  1. #141311
  2. #3f3b33
  3. #696355
  4. #928a78
  5. #b4afa3

Shades

#696355 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696355
  2. #5f594d
  3. #544f44
  4. #4a453c
  5. #3f3b33
  6. #35322b
  7. #2a2822
  8. #201e1a
  9. #151411
  10. #0b0a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#696355 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696355
  2. #787366
  3. #878277
  4. #969288
  5. #a5a199
  6. #b4b1aa
  7. #c3c1bb
  8. #d2d0cc
  9. #e1e0dd
  10. #f0efee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696355 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696355
  2. #6b6659
  3. #6e695e
  4. #706c62
  5. #726f66
  6. #75726b
  7. #77746f
  8. #797773
  9. #7b7a77
  10. #7e7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66635e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666254 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686455 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d615f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686354 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686455 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b625b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696355 {
  color: #696355;
}
Background
.bg-696355 {
  background-color: #696355;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696355 {
  border: 2px solid #696355;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696355;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 99 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 11% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696355 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696355, #656955);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696355 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 99 85 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.66 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.66 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.01 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.52 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.91 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.98 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.39 #969caa Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#696355  rgb(105, 99, 85)  hsl(42, 11%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#555b69  rgb(85, 91, 105)  hsl(222, 11%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#556963  rgb(85, 105, 99)  hsl(162, 11%, 37%)  Feldgrau
#635569  rgb(99, 85, 105)  hsl(282, 11%, 37%)  Old Lavender