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#706D6F

#706d6f ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706d6f 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, 42.75% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.68% magenta, 0.89% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 1.36% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1553

Complementary

  1. #706d6f
  2. #6d706e

Split complementary

  1. #706d6f
  2. #6d706d
  3. #6d706f

Analogous

  1. #6f6d70
  2. #706d6f
  3. #706d6d

Triadic

  1. #706d6f
  2. #6f706d
  3. #6d6f70

Tetradic

  1. #706d6f
  2. #706e6d
  3. #6d706e
  4. #6d6f70

Square

  1. #706d6f
  2. #706f6d
  3. #6d706e
  4. #6d6d70

Monochromatic

  1. #222222
  2. #494749
  3. #706d6f
  4. #969395
  5. #bcbabb

Shades

#706d6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706d6f
  2. #656264
  3. #5a5759
  4. #4e4c4e
  5. #434143
  6. #383738
  7. #2d2c2c
  8. #222121
  9. #161616
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#706d6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706d6f
  2. #7e7c7d
  3. #8d8a8c
  4. #9b999a
  5. #a9a7a9
  6. #b8b6b7
  7. #c6c5c5
  8. #d4d3d4
  9. #e2e2e2
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706d6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706d6f
  2. #726f71
  3. #737172
  4. #757374
  5. #767576
  6. #787778
  7. #7a7879
  8. #7b7a7b
  9. #7d7c7d
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f6d6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6e6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6e6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6d6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6e6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #706d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706d6f {
  color: #706d6f;
}
Background
.bg-706d6f {
  background-color: #706d6f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706d6f {
  border: 2px solid #706d6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706d6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 109 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 1% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706d6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706d6f, #706d6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706d6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 109 111 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.96 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.96 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.60 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.60 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.35 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.43 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.62 #8f9290 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#706d6f  rgb(112, 109, 111)  hsl(320, 1%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6d706e  rgb(109, 112, 110)  hsl(140, 1%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6f706d  rgb(111, 112, 109)  hsl(80, 1%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6d6f70  rgb(109, 111, 112)  hsl(200, 1%, 43%)  Dim Gray