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#726D75

#726d75 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#726d75 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, 42.75% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.56% cyan, 6.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 3.54% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 6.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.158

Complementary

  1. #726d75
  2. #70756d

Split complementary

  1. #726d75
  2. #74756d
  3. #6d756e

Analogous

  1. #6e6d75
  2. #726d75
  3. #756d74

Triadic

  1. #726d75
  2. #75726d
  3. #6d7572

Tetradic

  1. #726d75
  2. #756d70
  3. #70756d
  4. #6d7572

Square

  1. #726d75
  2. #756e6d
  3. #70756d
  4. #6d7475

Monochromatic

  1. #252326
  2. #4b484d
  3. #726d75
  4. #98949b
  5. #bebbc0

Shades

#726d75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #726d75
  2. #676269
  3. #5b575e
  4. #504c52
  5. #444146
  6. #39373b
  7. #2e2c2f
  8. #222123
  9. #171617
  10. #0b0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#726d75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #726d75
  2. #807c83
  3. #8e8a91
  4. #9c999e
  5. #aaa7ac
  6. #b9b6ba
  7. #c7c5c8
  8. #d5d3d6
  9. #e3e2e3
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#726d75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #726d75
  2. #736f76
  3. #757177
  4. #767378
  5. #787579
  6. #79777b
  7. #7a787c
  8. #7c7a7d
  9. #7d7c7e
  10. #7f7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #706e71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6e75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6f75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726e70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6e75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6e75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #726d72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-726d75 {
  color: #726d75;
}
Background
.bg-726d75 {
  background-color: #726d75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-726d75 {
  border: 2px solid #726d75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #726d75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 109 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 4% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-726d75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #726d75, #756d74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-726d75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 109 117 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.10 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.10 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.54 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.92 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.92 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.63 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.88 #8d928a Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#726d75  rgb(114, 109, 117)  hsl(278, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#70756d  rgb(112, 117, 109)  hsl(98, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#75726d  rgb(117, 114, 109)  hsl(38, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6d7572  rgb(109, 117, 114)  hsl(158, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray