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#6E706D

#6e706d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e706d 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, 43.92% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.68% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 1.36% saturation and 43.33% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1601

Complementary

  1. #6e706d
  2. #6f6d70

Split complementary

  1. #6e706d
  2. #6d6d70
  3. #706d6f

Analogous

  1. #6f706d
  2. #6e706d
  3. #6d706d

Triadic

  1. #6e706d
  2. #6d6e70
  3. #706d6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e706d
  2. #6d706f
  3. #6f6d70
  4. #706d6e

Square

  1. #6e706d
  2. #6d6f70
  3. #6f6d70
  4. #706d6d

Monochromatic

  1. #222222
  2. #484947
  3. #6e706d
  4. #949693
  5. #bbbcba

Shades

#6e706d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e706d
  2. #636562
  3. #585a57
  4. #4d4e4c
  5. #424341
  6. #373837
  7. #2c2d2c
  8. #212221
  9. #161616
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e706d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e706d
  2. #7d7e7c
  3. #8b8d8a
  4. #9a9b99
  5. #a8a9a7
  6. #b7b8b6
  7. #c5c6c5
  8. #d4d4d3
  9. #e2e2e2
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e706d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e706d
  2. #70726f
  3. #727371
  4. #737573
  5. #757675
  6. #777877
  7. #797a78
  8. #7b7b7a
  9. #7c7d7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f706e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706f6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706f6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e706f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f706d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f706d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e706e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e706d {
  color: #6e706d;
}
Background
.bg-6e706d {
  background-color: #6e706d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e706d {
  border: 2px solid #6e706d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e706d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 112 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 1% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e706d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e706d, #6d706d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e706d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 112 109 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.41 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.41 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.01 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.01 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.20 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.03 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.38 #918f92 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6e706d  rgb(110, 112, 109)  hsl(100, 1%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6f6d70  rgb(111, 109, 112)  hsl(280, 1%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6d6e70  rgb(109, 110, 112)  hsl(220, 1%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#706d6e  rgb(112, 109, 110)  hsl(340, 1%, 43%)  Dim Gray