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#6D7571

#6d7571 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6d7571 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, 45.88% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.42% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 3.54% saturation and 44.31% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 6.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1717

Complementary

  1. #6d7571
  2. #756d71

Split complementary

  1. #6d7571
  2. #756d75
  3. #756d6d

Analogous

  1. #6d756d
  2. #6d7571
  3. #6d7575

Triadic

  1. #6d7571
  2. #716d75
  3. #75716d

Tetradic

  1. #6d7571
  2. #6d7175
  3. #756d71
  4. #75716d

Square

  1. #6d7571
  2. #6d6d75
  3. #756d71
  4. #75756d

Monochromatic

  1. #232624
  2. #484d4b
  3. #6d7571
  4. #949b97
  5. #bbc0bd

Shades

#6d7571 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d7571
  2. #626966
  3. #575e5a
  4. #4c524f
  5. #414644
  6. #373b39
  7. #2c2f2d
  8. #212322
  9. #161717
  10. #0b0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d7571 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d7571
  2. #7c837f
  3. #8a918d
  4. #999e9c
  5. #a7acaa
  6. #b6bab8
  7. #c5c8c6
  8. #d3d6d4
  9. #e2e3e3
  10. #f0f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d7571 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d7571
  2. #6f7673
  3. #717774
  4. #737876
  5. #757977
  6. #777b79
  7. #787c7a
  8. #7a7d7c
  9. #7c7e7d
  10. #7e7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717472 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #757471 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737371 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c7574 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #727471 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717471 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c7573 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d7571 {
  color: #6d7571;
}
Background
.bg-6d7571 {
  background-color: #6d7571;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d7571 {
  border: 2px solid #6d7571;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d7571;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 117 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 4% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d7571 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d7571, #6d7575);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d7571 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 117 113 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.51 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.51 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.28 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.28 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.97 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.67 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.99 #928a8e Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6d7571  rgb(109, 117, 113)  hsl(150, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#756d71  rgb(117, 109, 113)  hsl(330, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#716d75  rgb(113, 109, 117)  hsl(270, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#75716d  rgb(117, 113, 109)  hsl(30, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray