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#69737D

#69737d ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#69737d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 8.7% saturation and 45.1% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #69737d
  2. #7d7369

Split complementary

  1. #69737d
  2. #7d6969
  3. #7d7d69

Analogous

  1. #697d7d
  2. #69737d
  3. #69697d

Triadic

  1. #69737d
  2. #7d6973
  3. #737d69

Tetradic

  1. #69737d
  2. #73697d
  3. #7d7369
  4. #737d69

Square

  1. #69737d
  2. #7d697d
  3. #7d7369
  4. #697d69

Monochromatic

  1. #23272a
  2. #464d53
  3. #69737d
  4. #9099a2
  5. #bac0c5

Shades

#69737d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #69737d
  2. #5f6871
  3. #545c64
  4. #4a5158
  5. #3f454b
  6. #353a3f
  7. #2a2e32
  8. #202326
  9. #151719
  10. #0b0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#69737d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #69737d
  2. #78818a
  3. #878f97
  4. #969da4
  5. #a5abb1
  6. #b4b9be
  7. #c3c7cb
  8. #d2d5d8
  9. #e1e3e5
  10. #f0f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#69737d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #69737d
  2. #6b747d
  3. #6e767e
  4. #70777e
  5. #72787e
  6. #757a7f
  7. #777b7f
  8. #797c7f
  9. #7b7d7f
  10. #7e7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f737e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d717d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #647576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d737d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b727d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #667479 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-69737d {
  color: #69737d;
}
Background
.bg-69737d {
  background-color: #69737d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-69737d {
  border: 2px solid #69737d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #69737d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 115 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 9% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-69737d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #69737d, #69697d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-69737d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 115 125 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.63 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.63 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.03 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.03 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.34 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.34 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.49 #968c82 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#69737d  rgb(105, 115, 125)  hsl(210, 9%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#7d7369  rgb(125, 115, 105)  hsl(30, 9%, 45%)  Gray
#7d6973  rgb(125, 105, 115)  hsl(330, 9%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#737d69  rgb(115, 125, 105)  hsl(90, 9%, 45%)  Xanadu