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#70756C

#70756c ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#70756c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.69% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 93.33°, with 4% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 7.29.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #70756c
  2. #716c75

Split complementary

  1. #70756c
  2. #6d6c75
  3. #756c75

Analogous

  1. #75756c
  2. #70756c
  3. #6c756d

Triadic

  1. #70756c
  2. #6c7075
  3. #756c70

Tetradic

  1. #70756c
  2. #6c7571
  3. #716c75
  4. #756c70

Square

  1. #70756c
  2. #6c7575
  3. #716c75
  4. #756d6c

Monochromatic

  1. #242523
  2. #4a4d47
  3. #70756c
  4. #969b93
  5. #bdc0ba

Shades

#70756c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #70756c
  2. #656961
  3. #5a5e56
  4. #4e524c
  5. #434641
  6. #383b36
  7. #2d2f2b
  8. #222320
  9. #161716
  10. #0b0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#70756c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #70756c
  2. #7e837b
  3. #8d9189
  4. #9b9e98
  5. #a9aca7
  6. #b8bab6
  7. #c6c8c4
  8. #d4d6d3
  9. #e2e3e2
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#70756c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #70756c
  2. #72766e
  3. #737770
  4. #757872
  5. #767974
  6. #787b76
  7. #7a7c78
  8. #7b7d7a
  9. #7d7e7c
  10. #7e7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727470 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76746c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75736c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707472 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74746c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73746c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #707470 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-70756c {
  color: #70756c;
}
Background
.bg-70756c {
  background-color: #70756c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-70756c {
  border: 2px solid #70756c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #70756c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 117 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 4% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-70756c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #70756c, #6c756d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-70756c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 117 108 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.29 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.29 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.86 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.86 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.17 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.31 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.10 #8f8a93 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#70756c  rgb(112, 117, 108)  hsl(93, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#716c75  rgb(113, 108, 117)  hsl(273, 4%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#6c7075  rgb(108, 112, 117)  hsl(213, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#756c70  rgb(117, 108, 112)  hsl(333, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray