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#696765

#696765 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696765 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, 40.39% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.9% magenta, 3.81% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 1.94% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 1.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #696765
  2. #656769

Split complementary

  1. #696765
  2. #656969
  3. #656569

Analogous

  1. #696565
  2. #696765
  3. #696965

Triadic

  1. #696765
  2. #656967
  3. #676569

Tetradic

  1. #696765
  2. #676965
  3. #656769
  4. #676569

Square

  1. #696765
  2. #656965
  3. #656769
  4. #696569

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1a1a
  2. #42413f
  3. #696765
  4. #8f8d8b
  5. #b5b3b2

Shades

#696765 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696765
  2. #5f5d5b
  3. #545251
  4. #4a4847
  5. #3f3e3d
  6. #353433
  7. #2a2928
  8. #201f1e
  9. #151514
  10. #0b0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#696765 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696765
  2. #787674
  3. #878584
  4. #969593
  5. #a5a4a3
  6. #b4b3b2
  7. #c3c2c1
  8. #d2d1d1
  9. #e1e1e0
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696765 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696765
  2. #6b6a68
  3. #6e6c6a
  4. #706f6d
  5. #727170
  6. #757473
  7. #777675
  8. #797978
  9. #7b7b7b
  10. #7e7e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686766 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686765 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686765 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6766 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686765 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696765 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6766 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696765 {
  color: #696765;
}
Background
.bg-696765 {
  background-color: #696765;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696765 {
  border: 2px solid #696765;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696765;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 103 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 2% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696765 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696765, #696965);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696765 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 103 101 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 1.60 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 1.60 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.81 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.33 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.92 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.92 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.78 #96989a Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#696765  rgb(105, 103, 101)  hsl(30, 2%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#656769  rgb(101, 103, 105)  hsl(210, 2%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#656967  rgb(101, 105, 103)  hsl(150, 2%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#676569  rgb(103, 101, 105)  hsl(270, 2%, 40%)  Dim Gray