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#6A6969

#6a6969 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6a6969 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, 41.18% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.94% magenta, 0.94% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 0.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #6a6969
  2. #696a6a

Split complementary

  1. #6a6969
  2. #696a69
  3. #69696a

Analogous

  1. #6a6969
  2. #6a6969
  3. #6a6969

Triadic

  1. #6a6969
  2. #696a69
  3. #69696a

Tetradic

  1. #6a6969
  2. #6a6a69
  3. #696a6a
  4. #69696a

Square

  1. #6a6969
  2. #696a69
  3. #696a6a
  4. #69696a

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1d1d
  2. #444343
  3. #6a6969
  4. #908f8f
  5. #b6b6b6

Shades

#6a6969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a6969
  2. #5f5f5f
  3. #555454
  4. #4a4a4a
  5. #403f3f
  6. #353535
  7. #2a2a2a
  8. #202020
  9. #151515
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a6969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a6969
  2. #797878
  3. #888787
  4. #979696
  5. #a6a5a5
  6. #b5b4b4
  7. #c3c3c3
  8. #d2d2d2
  9. #e1e1e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a6969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a6969
  2. #6c6b6b
  3. #6e6e6e
  4. #717070
  5. #737272
  6. #757575
  7. #777777
  8. #797979
  9. #7c7b7b
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6969 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696969 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696969 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6969 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696969 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6969 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6969 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a6969 {
  color: #6a6969;
}
Background
.bg-6a6969 {
  background-color: #6a6969;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a6969 {
  border: 2px solid #6a6969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a6969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 105 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a6969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a6969, #6a6969);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a6969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 105 105 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 0.60 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 0.60 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.41 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.08 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.08 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.99 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.69 #959696 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6a6969  rgb(106, 105, 105)  hsl(0, 0%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#696a6a  rgb(105, 106, 106)  hsl(180, 0%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#696a69  rgb(105, 106, 105)  hsl(120, 0%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#69696a  rgb(105, 105, 106)  hsl(240, 0%, 41%)  Dim Gray