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#706C6E

#706c6e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706c6e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 1.79% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 1.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.153

Complementary

  1. #706c6e
  2. #6c706e

Split complementary

  1. #706c6e
  2. #6c706c
  3. #6c7070

Analogous

  1. #706c70
  2. #706c6e
  3. #706c6c

Triadic

  1. #706c6e
  2. #6e706c
  3. #6c6e70

Tetradic

  1. #706c6e
  2. #706e6c
  3. #6c706e
  4. #6c6e70

Square

  1. #706c6e
  2. #70706c
  3. #6c706e
  4. #6c6c70

Monochromatic

  1. #222122
  2. #494648
  3. #706c6e
  4. #969294
  5. #bcb9bb

Shades

#706c6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706c6e
  2. #656163
  3. #5a5658
  4. #4e4c4d
  5. #434142
  6. #383637
  7. #2d2b2c
  8. #222021
  9. #161616
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#706c6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706c6e
  2. #7e7b7d
  3. #8d898b
  4. #9b989a
  5. #a9a7a8
  6. #b8b6b7
  7. #c6c4c5
  8. #d4d3d4
  9. #e2e2e2
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706c6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706c6e
  2. #726e70
  3. #737072
  4. #757273
  5. #767475
  6. #787677
  7. #7a7879
  8. #7b7a7b
  9. #7d7c7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6d6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6d6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6d6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6c6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6d6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #706c6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706c6e {
  color: #706c6e;
}
Background
.bg-706c6e {
  background-color: #706c6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706c6e {
  border: 2px solid #706c6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706c6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 108 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 2% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706c6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706c6e, #706c6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706c6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 108 110 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.19 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.19 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.05 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.05 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.23 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.27 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.79 #8f9391 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#706c6e  rgb(112, 108, 110)  hsl(330, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6c706e  rgb(108, 112, 110)  hsl(150, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6e706c  rgb(110, 112, 108)  hsl(90, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6c6e70  rgb(108, 110, 112)  hsl(210, 2%, 43%)  Dim Gray