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#706E6E

#706e6e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706e6e 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, 43.14% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.79% magenta, 1.79% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.9% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #706e6e
  2. #6e7070

Split complementary

  1. #706e6e
  2. #6e706f
  3. #6e6f70

Analogous

  1. #706e6f
  2. #706e6e
  3. #706f6e

Triadic

  1. #706e6e
  2. #6e706e
  3. #6e6e70

Tetradic

  1. #706e6e
  2. #70706e
  3. #6e7070
  4. #6e6e70

Square

  1. #706e6e
  2. #6f706e
  3. #6e7070
  4. #6f6e70

Monochromatic

  1. #232222
  2. #494848
  3. #706e6e
  4. #969494
  5. #bcbbbb

Shades

#706e6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706e6e
  2. #656363
  3. #5a5858
  4. #4e4d4d
  5. #434242
  6. #383737
  7. #2d2c2c
  8. #222121
  9. #161616
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#706e6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706e6e
  2. #7e7d7d
  3. #8d8b8b
  4. #9b9a9a
  5. #a9a8a8
  6. #b8b7b7
  7. #c6c5c5
  8. #d4d4d4
  9. #e2e2e2
  10. #f1f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706e6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706e6e
  2. #727070
  3. #737272
  4. #757373
  5. #767575
  6. #787777
  7. #7a7979
  8. #7b7b7b
  9. #7d7c7c
  10. #7e7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f6e6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6e6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6f6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6e6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #706e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706e6e {
  color: #706e6e;
}
Background
.bg-706e6e {
  background-color: #706e6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706e6e {
  border: 2px solid #706e6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706e6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 110 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706e6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706e6e, #706f6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706e6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 110 110 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 2.39 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 2.39 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.07 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.07 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.68 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.46 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.06 #8f9191 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#706e6e  rgb(112, 110, 110)  hsl(0, 1%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6e7070  rgb(110, 112, 112)  hsl(180, 1%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6e706e  rgb(110, 112, 110)  hsl(120, 1%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6e6e70  rgb(110, 110, 112)  hsl(240, 1%, 44%)  Dim Gray