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#696E5E

#696e5e ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696e5e 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, 43.14% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.55% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 78.75°, with 7.84% saturation and 40% 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 Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 8.74.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #696e5e
  2. #635e6e

Split complementary

  1. #696e5e
  2. #5e616e
  3. #6b5e6e

Analogous

  1. #6e6b5e
  2. #696e5e
  3. #616e5e

Triadic

  1. #696e5e
  2. #5e696e
  3. #6e5e69

Tetradic

  1. #696e5e
  2. #5e6e63
  3. #635e6e
  4. #6e5e69

Square

  1. #696e5e
  2. #5e6e6b
  3. #635e6e
  4. #6e5e61

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1b18
  2. #42453b
  3. #696e5e
  4. #909583
  5. #b5b8ad

Shades

#696e5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696e5e
  2. #5f6355
  3. #54584b
  4. #4a4d42
  5. #3f4238
  6. #35372f
  7. #2a2c26
  8. #20211c
  9. #151613
  10. #0b0b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#696e5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696e5e
  2. #787d6e
  3. #878b7e
  4. #969a8e
  5. #a5a89e
  6. #b4b7af
  7. #c3c5bf
  8. #d2d4cf
  9. #e1e2df
  10. #f0f1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696e5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696e5e
  2. #6b7061
  3. #6e7265
  4. #707368
  5. #72756c
  6. #75776f
  7. #777972
  8. #797b76
  9. #7b7c79
  10. #7e7e7d
  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 #6b6d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706c5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706c5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6c69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6d5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6d5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6d65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696e5e {
  color: #696e5e;
}
Background
.bg-696e5e {
  background-color: #696e5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696e5e {
  border: 2px solid #696e5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696e5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 110 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 8% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696e5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696e5e, #616e5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696e5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 110 94 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.74 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.04 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.04 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.19 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.02 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.02 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.30 #9691a1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#696e5e  rgb(105, 110, 94)  hsl(79, 8%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#635e6e  rgb(99, 94, 110)  hsl(259, 8%, 40%)  Old Lavender
#5e696e  rgb(94, 105, 110)  hsl(199, 8%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#6e5e69  rgb(110, 94, 105)  hsl(319, 8%, 40%)  Old Lavender