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#706C66

#706c66 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706c66 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, 42.35% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 8.93% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 4.67% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #706c66
  2. #666a70

Split complementary

  1. #706c66
  2. #666f70
  3. #676670

Analogous

  1. #706766
  2. #706c66
  3. #6f7066

Triadic

  1. #706c66
  2. #66706c
  3. #6c6670

Tetradic

  1. #706c66
  2. #6a7066
  3. #666a70
  4. #6c6670

Square

  1. #706c66
  2. #667067
  3. #666a70
  4. #70666f

Monochromatic

  1. #201f1d
  2. #484542
  3. #706c66
  4. #96928c
  5. #bbb8b4

Shades

#706c66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706c66
  2. #65615c
  3. #5a5652
  4. #4e4c47
  5. #43413d
  6. #383633
  7. #2d2b29
  8. #22201f
  9. #161614
  10. #0b0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#706c66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706c66
  2. #7e7b75
  3. #8d8985
  4. #9b9894
  5. #a9a7a3
  6. #b8b6b3
  7. #c6c4c2
  8. #d4d3d1
  9. #e2e2e0
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706c66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706c66
  2. #726e69
  3. #73706b
  4. #75726e
  5. #767470
  6. #787673
  7. #7a7876
  8. #7b7a78
  9. #7d7c7b
  10. #7e7e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6c6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6c66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6d66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726b6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6c66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6d66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #716b69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706c66 {
  color: #706c66;
}
Background
.bg-706c66 {
  background-color: #706c66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706c66 {
  border: 2px solid #706c66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706c66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 108 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 5% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706c66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706c66, #6f7066);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706c66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 108 102 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.86 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.86 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.58 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.58 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.35 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.69 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.76 #8f9399 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#706c66  rgb(112, 108, 102)  hsl(36, 5%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#666a70  rgb(102, 106, 112)  hsl(216, 5%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#66706c  rgb(102, 112, 108)  hsl(156, 5%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#6c6670  rgb(108, 102, 112)  hsl(276, 5%, 42%)  Old Lavender