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#697477

#697477 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#697477 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, 45.49% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 2.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 192.86°, with 6.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #697477
  2. #776c69

Split complementary

  1. #697477
  2. #77696d
  3. #777369

Analogous

  1. #697773
  2. #697477
  3. #696d77

Triadic

  1. #697477
  2. #776974
  3. #747769

Tetradic

  1. #697477
  2. #6c6977
  3. #776c69
  4. #747769

Square

  1. #697477
  2. #736977
  3. #776c69
  4. #6d7769

Monochromatic

  1. #212526
  2. #454c4e
  3. #697477
  4. #909a9d
  5. #b8bfc1

Shades

#697477 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697477
  2. #5f686b
  3. #545d5f
  4. #4a5153
  5. #3f4647
  6. #353a3c
  7. #2a2e30
  8. #202324
  9. #151718
  10. #0b0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#697477 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697477
  2. #788285
  3. #879092
  4. #969ea0
  5. #a5acad
  6. #b4babb
  7. #c3c7c9
  8. #d2d5d6
  9. #e1e3e4
  10. #f0f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697477 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697477
  2. #6b7578
  3. #6e7679
  4. #70787a
  5. #72797b
  6. #757a7c
  7. #777b7c
  8. #797c7d
  9. #7b7e7e
  10. #7e7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7374 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #727377 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7177 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #657575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e7377 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d7277 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #677576 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697477 {
  color: #697477;
}
Background
.bg-697477 {
  background-color: #697477;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-697477 {
  border: 2px solid #697477;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697477;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 116 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 6% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697477 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697477, #696d77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697477 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 116 119 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.35 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.35 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.66 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.66 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.77 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.77 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.91 #968b88 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#697477  rgb(105, 116, 119)  hsl(193, 6%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#776c69  rgb(119, 108, 105)  hsl(13, 6%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#776974  rgb(119, 105, 116)  hsl(313, 6%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#747769  rgb(116, 119, 105)  hsl(73, 6%, 44%)  Xanadu