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#70756A

#70756a ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#70756a 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, 45.88% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.4% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 87.27°, with 4.93% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 7.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1721

Complementary

  1. #70756a
  2. #6f6a75

Split complementary

  1. #70756a
  2. #6a6b75
  3. #756a75

Analogous

  1. #75756a
  2. #70756a
  3. #6b756a

Triadic

  1. #70756a
  2. #6a7075
  3. #756a70

Tetradic

  1. #70756a
  2. #6a756f
  3. #6f6a75
  4. #756a70

Square

  1. #70756a
  2. #6a7575
  3. #6f6a75
  4. #756a6b

Monochromatic

  1. #232521
  2. #4a4d46
  3. #70756a
  4. #969b91
  5. #bcbfb9

Shades

#70756a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #70756a
  2. #65695f
  3. #5a5e55
  4. #4e524a
  5. #434640
  6. #383b35
  7. #2d2f2a
  8. #222320
  9. #161715
  10. #0b0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#70756a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #70756a
  2. #7e8379
  3. #8d9188
  4. #9b9e97
  5. #a9aca6
  6. #b8bab5
  7. #c6c8c3
  8. #d4d6d2
  9. #e2e3e1
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#70756a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #70756a
  2. #72766c
  3. #73776e
  4. #757871
  5. #767973
  6. #787b75
  7. #7a7c77
  8. #7b7d79
  9. #7d7e7c
  10. #7e7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727470 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #767369 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76736a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #717472 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74746a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73746a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70746f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-70756a {
  color: #70756a;
}
Background
.bg-70756a {
  background-color: #70756a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-70756a {
  border: 2px solid #70756a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #70756a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 117 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 5% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-70756a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #70756a, #6b756a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-70756a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 117 106 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.97 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.97 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.08 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.56 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.56 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.73 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.98 #8f8a95 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#70756a  rgb(112, 117, 106)  hsl(87, 5%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6f6a75  rgb(111, 106, 117)  hsl(267, 5%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#6a7075  rgb(106, 112, 117)  hsl(207, 5%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#756a70  rgb(117, 106, 112)  hsl(327, 5%, 44%)  Old Lavender