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#6E7161

#6e7161 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e7161 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, 44.31% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.16% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 71.25°, with 7.62% saturation and 41.18% 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 8.92.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #6e7161
  2. #646171

Split complementary

  1. #6e7161
  2. #616671
  3. #6c6171

Analogous

  1. #716c61
  2. #6e7161
  3. #667161

Triadic

  1. #6e7161
  2. #616e71
  3. #71616e

Tetradic

  1. #6e7161
  2. #617164
  3. #646171
  4. #71616e

Square

  1. #6e7161
  2. #61716c
  3. #646171
  4. #716166

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f1a
  2. #46483e
  3. #6e7161
  4. #959887
  5. #b9bbb0

Shades

#6e7161 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e7161
  2. #636657
  3. #585a4e
  4. #4d4f44
  5. #42443a
  6. #373931
  7. #2c2d27
  8. #21221d
  9. #161713
  10. #0b0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e7161 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e7161
  2. #7d7f71
  3. #8b8d81
  4. #9a9c90
  5. #a8aaa0
  6. #b7b8b0
  7. #c5c6c0
  8. #d4d4d0
  9. #e2e3df
  10. #f1f1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e7161 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e7161
  2. #707364
  3. #727467
  4. #73766a
  5. #75776d
  6. #777971
  7. #797a74
  8. #7b7c77
  9. #7c7d7a
  10. #7e7f7d
  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 #6f706a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746f60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736f62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706f6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #717060 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717061 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f7068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e7161 {
  color: #6e7161;
}
Background
.bg-6e7161 {
  background-color: #6e7161;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e7161 {
  border: 2px solid #6e7161;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e7161;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 113 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 8% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e7161 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e7161, #667161);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e7161 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 113 97 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.92 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.92 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.68 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.31 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.84 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.84 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.00 #918e9e Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6e7161  rgb(110, 113, 97)  hsl(71, 8%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#646171  rgb(100, 97, 113)  hsl(251, 8%, 41%)  Old Lavender
#616e71  rgb(97, 110, 113)  hsl(191, 8%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#71616e  rgb(113, 97, 110)  hsl(311, 8%, 41%)  Old Lavender