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#6E6868

#6e6868 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e6868 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, 40.78% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 5.45% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.8% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #6e6868
  2. #686e6e

Split complementary

  1. #6e6868
  2. #686e6b
  3. #686b6e

Analogous

  1. #6e686b
  2. #6e6868
  3. #6e6b68

Triadic

  1. #6e6868
  2. #686e68
  3. #68686e

Tetradic

  1. #6e6868
  2. #6e6e68
  3. #686e6e
  4. #68686e

Square

  1. #6e6868
  2. #6b6e68
  3. #686e6e
  4. #6b686e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1e1e
  2. #474343
  3. #6e6868
  4. #948e8e
  5. #bab5b5

Shades

#6e6868 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e6868
  2. #635e5e
  3. #585353
  4. #4d4949
  5. #423e3e
  6. #373434
  7. #2c2a2a
  8. #211f1f
  9. #161515
  10. #0b0a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e6868 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e6868
  2. #7d7777
  3. #8b8686
  4. #9a9595
  5. #a8a4a4
  6. #b7b4b4
  7. #c5c3c3
  8. #d4d2d2
  9. #e2e1e1
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e6868 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e6868
  2. #706a6a
  3. #726d6d
  4. #736f6f
  5. #757272
  6. #777474
  7. #797676
  8. #7b7979
  9. #7c7b7b
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6969 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696968 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6a68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f6868 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6868 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6968 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f6868 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e6868 {
  color: #6e6868;
}
Background
.bg-6e6868 {
  background-color: #6e6868;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e6868 {
  border: 2px solid #6e6868;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e6868;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 104 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 3% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e6868 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e6868, #6e6b68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e6868 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 104 104 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.35 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.35 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.14 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.18 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.61 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.62 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.62 #919797 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6e6868  rgb(110, 104, 104)  hsl(0, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#686e6e  rgb(104, 110, 110)  hsl(180, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#686e68  rgb(104, 110, 104)  hsl(120, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#68686e  rgb(104, 104, 110)  hsl(240, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray