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#6B6060

#6b6060 ≈ Wenge

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6b6060 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 37.65% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.28% magenta, 10.28% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 5.42% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 4.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1234

Complementary

  1. #6b6060
  2. #606b6b

Split complementary

  1. #6b6060
  2. #606b65
  3. #60656b

Analogous

  1. #6b6065
  2. #6b6060
  3. #6b6560

Triadic

  1. #6b6060
  2. #606b60
  3. #60606b

Tetradic

  1. #6b6060
  2. #6b6b60
  3. #606b6b
  4. #60606b

Square

  1. #6b6060
  2. #656b60
  3. #606b6b
  4. #65606b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1818
  2. #433c3c
  3. #6b6060
  4. #928585
  5. #b6aeae

Shades

#6b6060 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b6060
  2. #605656
  3. #564d4d
  4. #4b4343
  5. #403a3a
  6. #363030
  7. #2b2626
  8. #201d1d
  9. #151313
  10. #0b0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b6060 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b6060
  2. #7a7070
  3. #898080
  4. #979090
  5. #a6a0a0
  6. #b5b0b0
  7. #c4bfbf
  8. #d3cfcf
  9. #e1dfdf
  10. #f0efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b6060 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b6060
  2. #6d6363
  3. #6f6666
  4. #716a6a
  5. #736d6d
  6. #767070
  7. #787373
  8. #7a7676
  9. #7c7a7a
  10. #7e7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626160 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646360 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e5f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666160 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676260 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d5f60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b6060 {
  color: #6b6060;
}
Background
.bg-6b6060 {
  background-color: #6b6060;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b6060 {
  border: 2px solid #6b6060;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b6060;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 96 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 5% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b6060 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b6060, #6b6560);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b6060 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 96 96 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 4.69 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.38 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.38 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.63 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.70 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.09 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.22 #949f9f Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Wenge
#6b6060  rgb(107, 96, 96)  hsl(0, 5%, 40%)  Wenge
#606b6b  rgb(96, 107, 107)  hsl(180, 5%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#606b60  rgb(96, 107, 96)  hsl(120, 5%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#60606b  rgb(96, 96, 107)  hsl(240, 5%, 40%)  Dim Gray