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#6E665D

#6e665d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e665d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 40% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.27% magenta, 15.45% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 31.76°, with 8.37% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1361

Complementary

  1. #6e665d
  2. #5d656e

Split complementary

  1. #6e665d
  2. #5d6d6e
  3. #5d5d6e

Analogous

  1. #6e5d5d
  2. #6e665d
  3. #6d6e5d

Triadic

  1. #6e665d
  2. #5d6e66
  3. #665d6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e665d
  2. #656e5d
  3. #5d656e
  4. #665d6e

Square

  1. #6e665d
  2. #5d6e5d
  3. #5d656e
  4. #6e5d6d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1917
  2. #45403a
  3. #6e665d
  4. #958c82
  5. #b8b2ac

Shades

#6e665d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e665d
  2. #635c54
  3. #58524a
  4. #4d4741
  5. #423d38
  6. #37332f
  7. #2c2925
  8. #211f1c
  9. #161413
  10. #0b0a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e665d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e665d
  2. #7d756d
  3. #8b857d
  4. #9a948e
  5. #a8a39e
  6. #b7b3ae
  7. #c5c2be
  8. #d4d1ce
  9. #e2e0df
  10. #f1f0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e665d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e665d
  2. #706961
  3. #726b64
  4. #736e68
  5. #75706b
  6. #77736f
  7. #797672
  8. #7b7876
  9. #7c7b79
  10. #7e7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6763 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69665c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b685d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b665d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c675d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #706561 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e665d {
  color: #6e665d;
}
Background
.bg-6e665d {
  background-color: #6e665d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e665d {
  border: 2px solid #6e665d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e665d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 102 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 8% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e665d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e665d, #6d6e5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e665d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 102 93 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.79 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.79 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.62 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.76 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.81 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.98 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.41 #9199a2 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6e665d  rgb(110, 102, 93)  hsl(32, 8%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#5d656e  rgb(93, 101, 110)  hsl(212, 8%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#5d6e66  rgb(93, 110, 102)  hsl(152, 8%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#665d6e  rgb(102, 93, 110)  hsl(272, 8%, 40%)  Old Lavender