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#6E7175

#6e7175 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e7175 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 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.98% cyan, 3.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 3.08% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1641

Complementary

  1. #6e7175
  2. #75726e

Split complementary

  1. #6e7175
  2. #756f6e
  3. #74756e

Analogous

  1. #6e7475
  2. #6e7175
  3. #6f6e75

Triadic

  1. #6e7175
  2. #756e71
  3. #71756e

Tetradic

  1. #6e7175
  2. #726e75
  3. #75726e
  4. #71756e

Square

  1. #6e7175
  2. #756e74
  3. #75726e
  4. #6e756f

Monochromatic

  1. #242526
  2. #494b4e
  3. #6e7175
  4. #95979b
  5. #bcbec0

Shades

#6e7175 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e7175
  2. #636669
  3. #585a5e
  4. #4d4f52
  5. #424446
  6. #37393b
  7. #2c2d2f
  8. #212223
  9. #161717
  10. #0b0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e7175 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e7175
  2. #7d7f83
  3. #8b8d91
  4. #9a9c9e
  5. #a8aaac
  6. #b7b8ba
  7. #c5c6c8
  8. #d4d4d6
  9. #e2e3e3
  10. #f1f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e7175 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e7175
  2. #707376
  3. #727477
  4. #737678
  5. #757779
  6. #77797b
  7. #797a7c
  8. #7b7c7d
  9. #7c7d7e
  10. #7e7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707172 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #707175 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7075 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c7272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f7175 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f7175 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d7173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e7175 {
  color: #6e7175;
}
Background
.bg-6e7175 {
  background-color: #6e7175;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e7175 {
  border: 2px solid #6e7175;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e7175;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 113 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 3% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e7175 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e7175, #6f6e75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e7175 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 113 117 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.88 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.88 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.57 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.57 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.34 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.37 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.37 #918e8a Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6e7175  rgb(110, 113, 117)  hsl(214, 3%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#75726e  rgb(117, 114, 110)  hsl(34, 3%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#756e71  rgb(117, 110, 113)  hsl(334, 3%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#71756e  rgb(113, 117, 110)  hsl(94, 3%, 45%)  Dim Gray