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#696D69

#696d69 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696d69 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, 42.75% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.67% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.87% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #696d69
  2. #6d696d

Split complementary

  1. #696d69
  2. #6b696d
  3. #6d696b

Analogous

  1. #6b6d69
  2. #696d69
  3. #696d6b

Triadic

  1. #696d69
  2. #69696d
  3. #6d6969

Tetradic

  1. #696d69
  2. #696d6d
  3. #6d696d
  4. #6d6969

Square

  1. #696d69
  2. #696b6d
  3. #6d696d
  4. #6d6b69

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f1e
  2. #434643
  3. #696d69
  4. #8f938f
  5. #b6b9b6

Shades

#696d69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696d69
  2. #5f625f
  3. #545754
  4. #4a4c4a
  5. #3f413f
  6. #353735
  7. #2a2c2a
  8. #202120
  9. #151615
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#696d69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696d69
  2. #787c78
  3. #878a87
  4. #969996
  5. #a5a7a5
  6. #b4b6b4
  7. #c3c5c3
  8. #d2d3d2
  9. #e1e2e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696d69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696d69
  2. #6b6f6b
  3. #6e716e
  4. #707370
  5. #727572
  6. #757775
  7. #777877
  8. #797a79
  9. #7b7c7b
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6c6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6c69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6c69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #696d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6c69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6c69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #696d6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696d69 {
  color: #696d69;
}
Background
.bg-696d69 {
  background-color: #696d69;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696d69 {
  border: 2px solid #696d69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696d69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 109 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696d69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696d69, #696d6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696d69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 109 105 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.77 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.77 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.78 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.78 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.14 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.65 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.89 #969296 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#696d69  rgb(105, 109, 105)  hsl(120, 2%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6d696d  rgb(109, 105, 109)  hsl(300, 2%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#69696d  rgb(105, 105, 109)  hsl(240, 2%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6d6969  rgb(109, 105, 105)  hsl(0, 2%, 42%)  Dim Gray