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#6A5757

#6a5757 ≈ Wenge

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6a5757 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 34.12% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.92% magenta, 17.92% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 9.84% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1057

Complementary

  1. #6a5757
  2. #576a6a

Split complementary

  1. #6a5757
  2. #576a60
  3. #57606a

Analogous

  1. #6a5760
  2. #6a5757
  3. #6a6057

Triadic

  1. #6a5757
  2. #576a57
  3. #57576a

Tetradic

  1. #6a5757
  2. #6a6a57
  3. #576a6a
  4. #57576a

Square

  1. #6a5757
  2. #606a57
  3. #576a6a
  4. #60576a

Monochromatic

  1. #161212
  2. #403535
  3. #6a5757
  4. #937b7b
  5. #b5a5a5

Shades

#6a5757 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a5757
  2. #5f4e4e
  3. #554646
  4. #4a3d3d
  5. #403434
  6. #352c2c
  7. #2a2323
  8. #201a1a
  9. #151111
  10. #0b0909
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a5757 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a5757
  2. #796868
  3. #887979
  4. #978989
  5. #a69a9a
  6. #b5abab
  7. #c3bcbc
  8. #d2cdcd
  9. #e1dddd
  10. #f0eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a5757 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a5757
  2. #6c5b5b
  3. #6e5f5f
  4. #716363
  5. #736767
  6. #756c6c
  7. #777070
  8. #797474
  9. #7c7878
  10. #7e7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625a5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5957 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f5d57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e5557 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #615857 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #635b57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d5657 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a5757 {
  color: #6a5757;
}
Background
.bg-6a5757 {
  background-color: #6a5757;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a5757 {
  border: 2px solid #6a5757;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a5757;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 87 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 10% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a5757 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a5757, #6a6057);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a5757 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 87 87 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 2.27 #674c47 Liver ΔE 5.15 #635147 Umber ΔE 6.17 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.75 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.89 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.72 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.72 #95a8a8 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Wenge
#6a5757  rgb(106, 87, 87)  hsl(0, 10%, 38%)  Wenge
#576a6a  rgb(87, 106, 106)  hsl(180, 10%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#576a57  rgb(87, 106, 87)  hsl(120, 10%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#57576a  rgb(87, 87, 106)  hsl(240, 10%, 38%)  Davy's Gray