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#706B6B

#706b6b ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706b6b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 41.96% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.46% magenta, 4.46% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.28% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1502

Complementary

  1. #706b6b
  2. #6b7070

Split complementary

  1. #706b6b
  2. #6b706d
  3. #6b6d70

Analogous

  1. #706b6d
  2. #706b6b
  3. #706d6b

Triadic

  1. #706b6b
  2. #6b706b
  3. #6b6b70

Tetradic

  1. #706b6b
  2. #70706b
  3. #6b7070
  4. #6b6b70

Square

  1. #706b6b
  2. #6d706b
  3. #6b7070
  4. #6d6b70

Monochromatic

  1. #222020
  2. #494646
  3. #706b6b
  4. #969191
  5. #bcb8b8

Shades

#706b6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706b6b
  2. #656060
  3. #5a5656
  4. #4e4b4b
  5. #434040
  6. #383636
  7. #2d2b2b
  8. #222020
  9. #161515
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#706b6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706b6b
  2. #7e7a7a
  3. #8d8989
  4. #9b9797
  5. #a9a6a6
  6. #b8b5b5
  7. #c6c4c4
  8. #d4d3d3
  9. #e2e1e1
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706b6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706b6b
  2. #726d6d
  3. #736f6f
  4. #757171
  5. #767373
  6. #787676
  7. #7a7878
  8. #7b7a7a
  9. #7d7c7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6c6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6c6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6c6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716b6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6b6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6c6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #716b6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706b6b {
  color: #706b6b;
}
Background
.bg-706b6b {
  background-color: #706b6b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706b6b {
  border: 2px solid #706b6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706b6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 107 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706b6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706b6b, #706d6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706b6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 107 107 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.05 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.05 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.40 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.40 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.93 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.34 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.84 #8f9494 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#706b6b  rgb(112, 107, 107)  hsl(0, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6b7070  rgb(107, 112, 112)  hsl(180, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6b706b  rgb(107, 112, 107)  hsl(120, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6b6b70  rgb(107, 107, 112)  hsl(240, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray