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#696664

#696664 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696664 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 40% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.86% magenta, 4.76% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 24°, with 2.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #696664
  2. #646769

Split complementary

  1. #696664
  2. #646969
  3. #646569

Analogous

  1. #696465
  2. #696664
  3. #696964

Triadic

  1. #696664
  2. #646966
  3. #666469

Tetradic

  1. #696664
  2. #676964
  3. #646769
  4. #666469

Square

  1. #696664
  2. #656964
  3. #646769
  4. #696469

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1a19
  2. #42403f
  3. #696664
  4. #908c8a
  5. #b5b3b1

Shades

#696664 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696664
  2. #5f5c5a
  3. #545250
  4. #4a4746
  5. #3f3d3c
  6. #353332
  7. #2a2928
  8. #201f1e
  9. #151414
  10. #0b0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#696664 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696664
  2. #787574
  3. #878583
  4. #969493
  5. #a5a3a2
  6. #b4b3b2
  7. #c3c2c1
  8. #d2d1d1
  9. #e1e0e0
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696664 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696664
  2. #6b6967
  3. #6e6b6a
  4. #706e6c
  5. #72706f
  6. #757372
  7. #777675
  8. #797878
  9. #7b7b7a
  10. #7e7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686666 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676664 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686764 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686664 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686664 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6665 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696664 {
  color: #696664;
}
Background
.bg-696664 {
  background-color: #696664;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696664 {
  border: 2px solid #696664;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696664;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 102 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 2% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696664 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696664, #696964);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696664 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 102 100 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.08 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.08 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.62 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.69 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.28 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.28 #96999b Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#696664  rgb(105, 102, 100)  hsl(24, 2%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#646769  rgb(100, 103, 105)  hsl(204, 2%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#646966  rgb(100, 105, 102)  hsl(144, 2%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#666469  rgb(102, 100, 105)  hsl(264, 2%, 40%)  Dim Gray