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#6D696D

#6d696d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6d696d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 41.18% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.87% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #6d696d
  2. #696d69

Split complementary

  1. #6d696d
  2. #6b6d69
  3. #696d6b

Analogous

  1. #6b696d
  2. #6d696d
  3. #6d696b

Triadic

  1. #6d696d
  2. #6d6d69
  3. #696d6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d696d
  2. #6d6969
  3. #696d69
  4. #696d6d

Square

  1. #6d696d
  2. #6d6b69
  3. #696d69
  4. #696b6d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1e1f
  2. #464346
  3. #6d696d
  4. #938f93
  5. #b9b6b9

Shades

#6d696d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d696d
  2. #625f62
  3. #575457
  4. #4c4a4c
  5. #413f41
  6. #373537
  7. #2c2a2c
  8. #212021
  9. #161516
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d696d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d696d
  2. #7c787c
  3. #8a878a
  4. #999699
  5. #a7a5a7
  6. #b6b4b6
  7. #c5c3c5
  8. #d3d2d3
  9. #e2e1e2
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d696d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d696d
  2. #6f6b6f
  3. #716e71
  4. #737073
  5. #757275
  6. #777577
  7. #787778
  8. #7a797a
  9. #7c7b7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6a6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696a6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6a6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d696a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6a6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6a6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d696b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d696d {
  color: #6d696d;
}
Background
.bg-6d696d {
  background-color: #6d696d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d696d {
  border: 2px solid #6d696d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d696d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 105 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d696d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d696d, #6d696b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d696d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 105 109 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.64 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.64 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.42 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.54 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.33 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.41 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.41 #929692 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6d696d  rgb(109, 105, 109)  hsl(300, 2%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#696d69  rgb(105, 109, 105)  hsl(120, 2%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6d6d69  rgb(109, 109, 105)  hsl(60, 2%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#696d6d  rgb(105, 109, 109)  hsl(180, 2%, 42%)  Dim Gray