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#6A666A

#6a666a ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6a666a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 40% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.92% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1361

Complementary

  1. #6a666a
  2. #666a66

Split complementary

  1. #6a666a
  2. #686a66
  3. #666a68

Analogous

  1. #68666a
  2. #6a666a
  3. #6a6668

Triadic

  1. #6a666a
  2. #6a6a66
  3. #666a6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a666a
  2. #6a6666
  3. #666a66
  4. #666a6a

Square

  1. #6a666a
  2. #6a6866
  3. #666a66
  4. #66686a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1b1c
  2. #434043
  3. #6a666a
  4. #908c90
  5. #b6b3b6

Shades

#6a666a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a666a
  2. #5f5c5f
  3. #555255
  4. #4a474a
  5. #403d40
  6. #353335
  7. #2a292a
  8. #201f20
  9. #151415
  10. #0b0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a666a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a666a
  2. #797579
  3. #888588
  4. #979497
  5. #a6a3a6
  6. #b5b3b5
  7. #c3c2c3
  8. #d2d1d2
  9. #e1e0e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a666a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a666a
  2. #6c696c
  3. #6e6b6e
  4. #716e71
  5. #737073
  6. #757375
  7. #777677
  8. #797879
  9. #7c7b7c
  10. #7e7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686768 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66676a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67676a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6667 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67676a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68676a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6668 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a666a {
  color: #6a666a;
}
Background
.bg-6a666a {
  background-color: #6a666a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a666a {
  border: 2px solid #6a666a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a666a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 102 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a666a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a666a, #6a6668);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a666a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 102 106 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.70 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.70 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.54 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.53 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.63 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.51 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.51 #959995 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6a666a  rgb(106, 102, 106)  hsl(300, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#666a66  rgb(102, 106, 102)  hsl(120, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6a6a66  rgb(106, 106, 102)  hsl(60, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#666a6a  rgb(102, 106, 106)  hsl(180, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray