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#69736B

#69736b ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#69736b 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, 45.1% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.96% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 132°, with 4.55% saturation and 43.14% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 7.84.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1633

Complementary

  1. #69736b
  2. #736971

Split complementary

  1. #69736b
  2. #706973
  3. #73696c

Analogous

  1. #6c7369
  2. #69736b
  3. #697370

Triadic

  1. #69736b
  2. #6b6973
  3. #736b69

Tetradic

  1. #69736b
  2. #697173
  3. #736971
  4. #736b69

Square

  1. #69736b
  2. #696c73
  3. #736971
  4. #737069

Monochromatic

  1. #202321
  2. #444b46
  3. #69736b
  4. #8f9991
  5. #b7beb9

Shades

#69736b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #69736b
  2. #5f6860
  3. #545c56
  4. #4a514b
  5. #3f4540
  6. #353a36
  7. #2a2e2b
  8. #202320
  9. #151715
  10. #0b0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#69736b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #69736b
  2. #78817a
  3. #878f89
  4. #969d97
  5. #a5aba6
  6. #b4b9b5
  7. #c3c7c4
  8. #d2d5d3
  9. #e1e3e1
  10. #f0f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#69736b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #69736b
  2. #6b746d
  3. #6e766f
  4. #707771
  5. #727873
  6. #757a76
  7. #777b78
  8. #797c7a
  9. #7b7d7c
  10. #7e7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e716e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73716b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71706b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #687371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f726b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e716b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #68736e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-69736b {
  color: #69736b;
}
Background
.bg-69736b {
  background-color: #69736b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-69736b {
  border: 2px solid #69736b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #69736b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 115 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 5% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-69736b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #69736b, #697370);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-69736b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 115 107 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.84 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.84 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.00 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.57 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.57 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.02 #968c94 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#69736b  rgb(105, 115, 107)  hsl(132, 5%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#736971  rgb(115, 105, 113)  hsl(312, 5%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#6b6973  rgb(107, 105, 115)  hsl(252, 5%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#736b69  rgb(115, 107, 105)  hsl(12, 5%, 43%)  Dim Gray