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#6C7265

#6c7265 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6c7265 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 44.71% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.4% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 6.05% saturation and 42.16% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 8.42.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1616

Complementary

  1. #6c7265
  2. #6b6572

Split complementary

  1. #6c7265
  2. #656672
  3. #726572

Analogous

  1. #727265
  2. #6c7265
  3. #667265

Triadic

  1. #6c7265
  2. #656c72
  3. #72656c

Tetradic

  1. #6c7265
  2. #65726b
  3. #6b6572
  4. #72656c

Square

  1. #6c7265
  2. #657272
  3. #6b6572
  4. #726566

Monochromatic

  1. #1f211d
  2. #464941
  3. #6c7265
  4. #92988b
  5. #b8bcb4

Shades

#6c7265 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c7265
  2. #61675b
  3. #565b51
  4. #4c5047
  5. #41443d
  6. #363933
  7. #2b2e28
  8. #20221e
  9. #161714
  10. #0b0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c7265 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c7265
  2. #7b8074
  3. #898e84
  4. #989c93
  5. #a7aaa3
  6. #b6b9b2
  7. #c4c7c1
  8. #d3d5d1
  9. #e2e3e0
  10. #f0f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c7265 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c7265
  2. #6e7368
  3. #70756a
  4. #72766d
  5. #747870
  6. #767973
  7. #787a75
  8. #7a7c78
  9. #7c7d7b
  10. #7e7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e716c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #747064 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737066 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d716e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #717165 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #707165 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c716b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c7265 {
  color: #6c7265;
}
Background
.bg-6c7265 {
  background-color: #6c7265;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c7265 {
  border: 2px solid #6c7265;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c7265;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 114 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 6% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c7265 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c7265, #667265);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c7265 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 114 101 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.42 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.42 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.63 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.61 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.24 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.24 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.48 #938d9a Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6c7265  rgb(108, 114, 101)  hsl(88, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6b6572  rgb(107, 101, 114)  hsl(268, 6%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#656c72  rgb(101, 108, 114)  hsl(208, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#72656c  rgb(114, 101, 108)  hsl(328, 6%, 42%)  Old Lavender