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#6E6E70

#6e6e70 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e6e70 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, 43.14% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.79% cyan, 1.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.9% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #6e6e70
  2. #70706e

Split complementary

  1. #6e6e70
  2. #706f6e
  3. #6f706e

Analogous

  1. #6e6f70
  2. #6e6e70
  3. #6f6e70

Triadic

  1. #6e6e70
  2. #706e6e
  3. #6e706e

Tetradic

  1. #6e6e70
  2. #706e70
  3. #70706e
  4. #6e706e

Square

  1. #6e6e70
  2. #706e6f
  3. #70706e
  4. #6e706f

Monochromatic

  1. #222223
  2. #484849
  3. #6e6e70
  4. #949496
  5. #bbbbbc

Shades

#6e6e70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e6e70
  2. #636365
  3. #58585a
  4. #4d4d4e
  5. #424243
  6. #373738
  7. #2c2c2d
  8. #212122
  9. #161616
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e6e70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e6e70
  2. #7d7d7e
  3. #8b8b8d
  4. #9a9a9b
  5. #a8a8a9
  6. #b7b7b8
  7. #c5c5c6
  8. #d4d4d4
  9. #e2e2e2
  10. #f1f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e6e70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e6e70
  2. #707072
  3. #727273
  4. #737375
  5. #757576
  6. #777778
  7. #79797a
  8. #7b7b7b
  9. #7c7c7d
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6e6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6e70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6e70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e6e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6e70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6e70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e6e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e6e70 {
  color: #6e6e70;
}
Background
.bg-6e6e70 {
  background-color: #6e6e70;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e6e70 {
  border: 2px solid #6e6e70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e6e70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 110 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e6e70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e6e70, #6f6e70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e6e70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 110 112 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.34 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.34 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.20 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.20 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.93 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.36 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.23 #91918f Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6e6e70  rgb(110, 110, 112)  hsl(240, 1%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#70706e  rgb(112, 112, 110)  hsl(60, 1%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#706e6e  rgb(112, 110, 110)  hsl(0, 1%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6e706e  rgb(110, 112, 110)  hsl(120, 1%, 44%)  Dim Gray