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#6E5E62

#6e5e62 ≈ Wenge

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e5e62 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 36.86% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 10.91% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 7.84% saturation and 40% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.122

Complementary

  1. #6e5e62
  2. #5e6e6a

Split complementary

  1. #6e5e62
  2. #5e6e62
  3. #5e6a6e

Analogous

  1. #6e5e6a
  2. #6e5e62
  3. #6e625e

Triadic

  1. #6e5e62
  2. #626e5e
  3. #5e626e

Tetradic

  1. #6e5e62
  2. #6e6a5e
  3. #5e6e6a
  4. #5e626e

Square

  1. #6e5e62
  2. #6a6e5e
  3. #5e6e6a
  4. #625e6e

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1819
  2. #453b3d
  3. #6e5e62
  4. #958388
  5. #b8adb0

Shades

#6e5e62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e5e62
  2. #635558
  3. #584b4e
  4. #4d4245
  5. #42383b
  6. #372f31
  7. #2c2627
  8. #211c1d
  9. #161314
  10. #0b090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e5e62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e5e62
  2. #7d6e72
  3. #8b7e81
  4. #9a8e91
  5. #a89ea1
  6. #b7afb1
  7. #c5bfc0
  8. #d4cfd0
  9. #e2dfe0
  10. #f1efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e5e62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e5e62
  2. #706165
  3. #726568
  4. #73686b
  5. #756c6e
  6. #776f71
  7. #797274
  8. #7b7677
  9. #7c797a
  10. #7e7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676062 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #606062 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #636362 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #715d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #665f62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686162 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #705e60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e5e62 {
  color: #6e5e62;
}
Background
.bg-6e5e62 {
  background-color: #6e5e62;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e5e62 {
  border: 2px solid #6e5e62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e5e62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 94 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 8% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e5e62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e5e62, #6e625e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e5e62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 94 98 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 4.94 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.84 #674c47 Liver ΔE 8.41 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.00 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.08 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.08 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.86 #91a19d Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Wenge
#6e5e62  rgb(110, 94, 98)  hsl(345, 8%, 40%)  Wenge
#5e6e6a  rgb(94, 110, 106)  hsl(165, 8%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#626e5e  rgb(98, 110, 94)  hsl(105, 8%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#5e626e  rgb(94, 98, 110)  hsl(225, 8%, 40%)  Dim Gray