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#72696D

#72696d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#72696d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 41.18% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.89% magenta, 4.39% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 333.33°, with 4.11% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #72696d
  2. #69726e

Split complementary

  1. #72696d
  2. #697269
  3. #697172

Analogous

  1. #726971
  2. #72696d
  3. #726969

Triadic

  1. #72696d
  2. #6d7269
  3. #696d72

Tetradic

  1. #72696d
  2. #726e69
  3. #69726e
  4. #696d72

Square

  1. #72696d
  2. #717269
  3. #69726e
  4. #696972

Monochromatic

  1. #222021
  2. #4a4447
  3. #72696d
  4. #988f93
  5. #bdb7ba

Shades

#72696d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72696d
  2. #675f62
  3. #5b5457
  4. #504a4c
  5. #443f41
  6. #393537
  7. #2e2a2c
  8. #222021
  9. #171516
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#72696d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72696d
  2. #80787c
  3. #8e878a
  4. #9c9699
  5. #aaa5a7
  6. #b9b4b6
  7. #c7c3c5
  8. #d5d2d3
  9. #e3e1e2
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72696d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72696d
  2. #736b6f
  3. #756e71
  4. #767073
  5. #787275
  6. #797577
  7. #7a7778
  8. #7c797a
  9. #7d7b7c
  10. #7f7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6a6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6a6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6c6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74696a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6a6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6b6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73696b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72696d {
  color: #72696d;
}
Background
.bg-72696d {
  background-color: #72696d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-72696d {
  border: 2px solid #72696d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72696d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 105 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 333 4% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72696d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72696d, #726969);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72696d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 105 109 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.76 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.76 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.69 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.50 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.96 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.02 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.02 #8d9692 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#72696d  rgb(114, 105, 109)  hsl(333, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#69726e  rgb(105, 114, 110)  hsl(153, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6d7269  rgb(109, 114, 105)  hsl(93, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#696d72  rgb(105, 109, 114)  hsl(213, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray