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#706F73

#706f73 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706f73 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, 43.53% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.61% cyan, 3.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 1.77% saturation and 44.31% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1605

Complementary

  1. #706f73
  2. #72736f

Split complementary

  1. #706f73
  2. #73726f
  3. #70736f

Analogous

  1. #6f7073
  2. #706f73
  3. #726f73

Triadic

  1. #706f73
  2. #73706f
  3. #6f7370

Tetradic

  1. #706f73
  2. #736f72
  3. #72736f
  4. #6f7370

Square

  1. #706f73
  2. #736f70
  3. #72736f
  4. #6f7372

Monochromatic

  1. #242425
  2. #4a494c
  3. #706f73
  4. #969599
  5. #bdbcbf

Shades

#706f73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706f73
  2. #656468
  3. #5a595c
  4. #4e4e51
  5. #434345
  6. #38383a
  7. #2d2c2e
  8. #222123
  9. #161617
  10. #0b0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#706f73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706f73
  2. #7e7d81
  3. #8d8c8f
  4. #9b9a9d
  5. #a9a9ab
  6. #b8b7b9
  7. #c6c5c7
  8. #d4d4d5
  9. #e2e2e3
  10. #f1f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706f73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706f73
  2. #727174
  3. #737276
  4. #757477
  5. #767678
  6. #78787a
  7. #7a797b
  8. #7b7b7c
  9. #7d7d7d
  10. #7e7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #706f71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e7073 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6f73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6f73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6f73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #706f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706f73 {
  color: #706f73;
}
Background
.bg-706f73 {
  background-color: #706f73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706f73 {
  border: 2px solid #706f73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706f73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 111 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 2% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706f73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706f73, #726f73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706f73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 111 115 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.62 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.62 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.04 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.04 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.89 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.39 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.70 #8f908c Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#706f73  rgb(112, 111, 115)  hsl(255, 2%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#72736f  rgb(114, 115, 111)  hsl(75, 2%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#73706f  rgb(115, 112, 111)  hsl(15, 2%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6f7370  rgb(111, 115, 112)  hsl(135, 2%, 44%)  Dim Gray