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#706B6E

#706b6e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706b6e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.46% magenta, 1.79% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 324°, 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1509

Complementary

  1. #706b6e
  2. #6b706d

Split complementary

  1. #706b6e
  2. #6b706b
  3. #6b706f

Analogous

  1. #6f6b70
  2. #706b6e
  3. #706b6b

Triadic

  1. #706b6e
  2. #6e706b
  3. #6b6e70

Tetradic

  1. #706b6e
  2. #706d6b
  3. #6b706d
  4. #6b6e70

Square

  1. #706b6e
  2. #706f6b
  3. #6b706d
  4. #6b6b70

Monochromatic

  1. #222021
  2. #494648
  3. #706b6e
  4. #969194
  5. #bcb8ba

Shades

#706b6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706b6e
  2. #656063
  3. #5a5658
  4. #4e4b4d
  5. #434042
  6. #383637
  7. #2d2b2c
  8. #222021
  9. #161516
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#706b6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706b6e
  2. #7e7a7d
  3. #8d898b
  4. #9b979a
  5. #a9a6a8
  6. #b8b5b7
  7. #c6c4c5
  8. #d4d3d4
  9. #e2e1e2
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706b6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706b6e
  2. #726d70
  3. #736f72
  4. #757173
  5. #767375
  6. #787677
  7. #7a7879
  8. #7b7a7b
  9. #7d7c7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6c6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6c6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6d6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716b6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6c6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6c6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #706b6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706b6e {
  color: #706b6e;
}
Background
.bg-706b6e {
  background-color: #706b6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706b6e {
  border: 2px solid #706b6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706b6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 107 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 2% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706b6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706b6e, #706b6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706b6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 107 110 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.83 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.83 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.41 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.63 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.63 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.30 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.57 #8f9491 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#706b6e  rgb(112, 107, 110)  hsl(324, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6b706d  rgb(107, 112, 109)  hsl(144, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6e706b  rgb(110, 112, 107)  hsl(84, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6b6e70  rgb(107, 110, 112)  hsl(204, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray