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#696A6B

#696a6b ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696a6b 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, 41.57% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.87% cyan, 0.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 0.94% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 0.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1437

Complementary

  1. #696a6b
  2. #6b6a69

Split complementary

  1. #696a6b
  2. #6b6969
  3. #6b6b69

Analogous

  1. #696b6b
  2. #696a6b
  3. #69696b

Triadic

  1. #696a6b
  2. #6b696a
  3. #6a6b69

Tetradic

  1. #696a6b
  2. #6a696b
  3. #6b6a69
  4. #6a6b69

Square

  1. #696a6b
  2. #6b696b
  3. #6b6a69
  4. #696b69

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e1e
  2. #434444
  3. #696a6b
  4. #8f9091
  5. #b6b7b7

Shades

#696a6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696a6b
  2. #5f5f60
  3. #545556
  4. #4a4a4b
  5. #3f4040
  6. #353536
  7. #2a2a2b
  8. #202020
  9. #151515
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#696a6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696a6b
  2. #78797a
  3. #878889
  4. #969797
  5. #a5a6a6
  6. #b4b5b5
  7. #c3c3c4
  8. #d2d2d3
  9. #e1e1e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696a6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696a6b
  2. #6b6c6d
  3. #6e6e6f
  4. #707171
  5. #727373
  6. #757576
  7. #777778
  8. #79797a
  9. #7b7c7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6a6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6a6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696a6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #696a6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696a6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696a6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #696a6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696a6b {
  color: #696a6b;
}
Background
.bg-696a6b {
  background-color: #696a6b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696a6b {
  border: 2px solid #696a6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696a6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 106 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 1% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696a6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696a6b, #69696b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696a6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 106 107 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 0.80 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 0.80 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.66 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.83 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.83 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.48 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.08 #969594 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#696a6b  rgb(105, 106, 107)  hsl(210, 1%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6b6a69  rgb(107, 106, 105)  hsl(30, 1%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6b696a  rgb(107, 105, 106)  hsl(330, 1%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6a6b69  rgb(106, 107, 105)  hsl(90, 1%, 42%)  Dim Gray