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#6F666F

#6f666f ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6f666f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 40% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 4.23% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #6f666f
  2. #666f66

Split complementary

  1. #6f666f
  2. #6a6f66
  3. #666f6a

Analogous

  1. #6a666f
  2. #6f666f
  3. #6f666a

Triadic

  1. #6f666f
  2. #6f6f66
  3. #666f6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f666f
  2. #6f6666
  3. #666f66
  4. #666f6f

Square

  1. #6f666f
  2. #6f6a66
  3. #666f66
  4. #666a6f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1d1f
  2. #474147
  3. #6f666f
  4. #958c95
  5. #bab4ba

Shades

#6f666f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f666f
  2. #645c64
  3. #595259
  4. #4e474e
  5. #433d43
  6. #383338
  7. #2c292c
  8. #211f21
  9. #161416
  10. #0b0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f666f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f666f
  2. #7d757d
  3. #8c858c
  4. #9a949a
  5. #a9a3a9
  6. #b7b3b7
  7. #c5c2c5
  8. #d4d1d4
  9. #e2e0e2
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f666f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f666f
  2. #716971
  3. #726b72
  4. #746e74
  5. #767076
  6. #787378
  7. #797679
  8. #7b787b
  9. #7d7b7d
  10. #7e7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b686b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65686f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67696f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706769 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69676f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a686f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f666b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f666f {
  color: #6f666f;
}
Background
.bg-6f666f {
  background-color: #6f666f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f666f {
  border: 2px solid #6f666f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f666f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 102 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f666f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f666f, #6f666a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f666f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 102 111 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.90 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.39 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.39 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.87 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.30 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.86 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.86 #909990 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#6f666f  rgb(111, 102, 111)  hsl(300, 4%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#666f66  rgb(102, 111, 102)  hsl(120, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6f6f66  rgb(111, 111, 102)  hsl(60, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#666f6f  rgb(102, 111, 111)  hsl(180, 4%, 42%)  Dim Gray