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#6A6768

#6a6768 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6a6768 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, 40.39% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.83% magenta, 1.89% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 1.44% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #6a6768
  2. #676a69

Split complementary

  1. #6a6768
  2. #676a67
  3. #676a6a

Analogous

  1. #6a676a
  2. #6a6768
  3. #6a6767

Triadic

  1. #6a6768
  2. #686a67
  3. #67686a

Tetradic

  1. #6a6768
  2. #6a6967
  3. #676a69
  4. #67686a

Square

  1. #6a6768
  2. #6a6a67
  3. #676a69
  4. #67676a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c1c
  2. #434142
  3. #6a6768
  4. #908d8e
  5. #b6b4b5

Shades

#6a6768 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a6768
  2. #5f5d5e
  3. #555253
  4. #4a4849
  5. #403e3e
  6. #353434
  7. #2a292a
  8. #201f1f
  9. #151515
  10. #0b0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a6768 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a6768
  2. #797677
  3. #888586
  4. #979595
  5. #a6a4a4
  6. #b5b3b4
  7. #c3c2c3
  8. #d2d1d2
  9. #e1e1e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a6768 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a6768
  2. #6c6a6a
  3. #6e6c6d
  4. #716f6f
  5. #737172
  6. #757474
  7. #777676
  8. #797979
  9. #7c7b7b
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696768 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676768 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686868 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b6767 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686768 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696868 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6768 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a6768 {
  color: #6a6768;
}
Background
.bg-6a6768 {
  background-color: #6a6768;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a6768 {
  border: 2px solid #6a6768;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a6768;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 103 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 1% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a6768 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a6768, #6a6767);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a6768 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 103 104 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.03 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.03 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.10 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.79 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.84 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.84 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.27 #959897 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6a6768  rgb(106, 103, 104)  hsl(340, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#676a69  rgb(103, 106, 105)  hsl(160, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#686a67  rgb(104, 106, 103)  hsl(100, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#67686a  rgb(103, 104, 106)  hsl(220, 1%, 41%)  Dim Gray