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#6F686C

#6f686c ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6f686c 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, 40.78% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.31% magenta, 2.7% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 325.71°, with 3.26% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1436

Complementary

  1. #6f686c
  2. #686f6b

Split complementary

  1. #6f686c
  2. #696f68
  3. #686f6f

Analogous

  1. #6f686f
  2. #6f686c
  3. #6f6869

Triadic

  1. #6f686c
  2. #6c6f68
  3. #686c6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f686c
  2. #6f6b68
  3. #686f6b
  4. #686c6f

Square

  1. #6f686c
  2. #6f6f68
  3. #686f6b
  4. #68696f

Monochromatic

  1. #201e1f
  2. #484346
  3. #6f686c
  4. #958e92
  5. #bab6b8

Shades

#6f686c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f686c
  2. #645e61
  3. #595356
  4. #4e494c
  5. #433e41
  6. #383436
  7. #2c2a2b
  8. #211f20
  9. #161516
  10. #0b0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f686c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f686c
  2. #7d777b
  3. #8c8689
  4. #9a9598
  5. #a9a4a7
  6. #b7b4b6
  7. #c5c3c4
  8. #d4d2d3
  9. #e2e1e2
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f686c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f686c
  2. #716a6e
  3. #726d70
  4. #746f72
  5. #767274
  6. #787476
  7. #797678
  8. #7b797a
  9. #7d7b7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c696b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68696c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6a6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706869 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b696c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c696c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70686a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f686c {
  color: #6f686c;
}
Background
.bg-6f686c {
  background-color: #6f686c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f686c {
  border: 2px solid #6f686c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f686c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 104 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 3% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f686c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f686c, #6f6869);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f686c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 104 108 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.87 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.87 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.37 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.43 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.03 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.06 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.06 #909793 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#6f686c  rgb(111, 104, 108)  hsl(326, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#686f6b  rgb(104, 111, 107)  hsl(146, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6c6f68  rgb(108, 111, 104)  hsl(86, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#686c6f  rgb(104, 108, 111)  hsl(206, 3%, 42%)  Dim Gray