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#726E69

#726e69 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#726e69 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, 43.14% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.51% magenta, 7.89% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 33.33°, 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1575

Complementary

  1. #726e69
  2. #696d72

Split complementary

  1. #726e69
  2. #697172
  3. #696972

Analogous

  1. #726969
  2. #726e69
  3. #717269

Triadic

  1. #726e69
  2. #69726e
  3. #6e6972

Tetradic

  1. #726e69
  2. #6d7269
  3. #696d72
  4. #6e6972

Square

  1. #726e69
  2. #697269
  3. #696d72
  4. #726971

Monochromatic

  1. #222120
  2. #4a4844
  3. #726e69
  4. #98948f
  5. #bdbab7

Shades

#726e69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #726e69
  2. #67635f
  3. #5b5854
  4. #504d4a
  5. #44423f
  6. #393735
  7. #2e2c2a
  8. #222120
  9. #171615
  10. #0b0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#726e69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #726e69
  2. #807d78
  3. #8e8b87
  4. #9c9a96
  5. #aaa8a5
  6. #b9b7b4
  7. #c7c5c3
  8. #d5d4d2
  9. #e3e2e1
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#726e69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #726e69
  2. #73706b
  3. #75726e
  4. #767370
  5. #787572
  6. #797775
  7. #7a7977
  8. #7c7b79
  9. #7d7c7b
  10. #7f7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #706e6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706e69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716f69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #746d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #716e69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #716f69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #736d6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-726e69 {
  color: #726e69;
}
Background
.bg-726e69 {
  background-color: #726e69;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-726e69 {
  border: 2px solid #726e69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #726e69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 110 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 4% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-726e69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #726e69, #717269);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-726e69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 110 105 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.84 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.84 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.64 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.64 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.79 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.95 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.00 #8d9196 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#726e69  rgb(114, 110, 105)  hsl(33, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#696d72  rgb(105, 109, 114)  hsl(213, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#69726e  rgb(105, 114, 110)  hsl(153, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6e6972  rgb(110, 105, 114)  hsl(273, 4%, 43%)  Dim Gray