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#696D72

#696d72 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696d72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.89% cyan, 4.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 4.11% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #696d72
  2. #726e69

Split complementary

  1. #696d72
  2. #726969
  3. #717269

Analogous

  1. #697172
  2. #696d72
  3. #696972

Triadic

  1. #696d72
  2. #72696d
  3. #6d7269

Tetradic

  1. #696d72
  2. #6e6972
  3. #726e69
  4. #6d7269

Square

  1. #696d72
  2. #726971
  3. #726e69
  4. #697269

Monochromatic

  1. #202122
  2. #44474a
  3. #696d72
  4. #8f9398
  5. #b7babd

Shades

#696d72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696d72
  2. #5f6267
  3. #54575b
  4. #4a4c50
  5. #3f4144
  6. #353739
  7. #2a2c2e
  8. #202122
  9. #151617
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#696d72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696d72
  2. #787c80
  3. #878a8e
  4. #96999c
  5. #a5a7aa
  6. #b4b6b9
  7. #c3c5c7
  8. #d2d3d5
  9. #e1e2e3
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696d72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696d72
  2. #6b6f73
  3. #6e7175
  4. #707376
  5. #727578
  6. #757779
  7. #77787a
  8. #797a7c
  9. #7b7c7d
  10. #7e7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6d6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6d72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6c72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #676e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6d72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6c72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686e70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696d72 {
  color: #696d72;
}
Background
.bg-696d72 {
  background-color: #696d72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696d72 {
  border: 2px solid #696d72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696d72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 109 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 4% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696d72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696d72, #696972);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696d72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 109 114 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.42 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.42 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.35 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.35 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.08 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.08 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.21 #96928d Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#696d72  rgb(105, 109, 114)  hsl(213, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#726e69  rgb(114, 110, 105)  hsl(33, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#72696d  rgb(114, 105, 109)  hsl(333, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6d7269  rgb(109, 114, 105)  hsl(93, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray