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#736F66

#736f66 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#736f66 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.53% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.48% magenta, 11.3% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 5.99% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #736f66
  2. #666a73

Split complementary

  1. #736f66
  2. #667173
  3. #696673

Analogous

  1. #736966
  2. #736f66
  3. #717366

Triadic

  1. #736f66
  2. #66736f
  3. #6f6673

Tetradic

  1. #736f66
  2. #6a7366
  3. #666a73
  4. #6f6673

Square

  1. #736f66
  2. #667369
  3. #666a73
  4. #736671

Monochromatic

  1. #22211e
  2. #4a4842
  3. #736f66
  4. #99958c
  5. #bdbbb5

Shades

#736f66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #736f66
  2. #68645c
  3. #5c5952
  4. #514e47
  5. #45433d
  6. #3a3833
  7. #2e2c29
  8. #23211f
  9. #171614
  10. #0c0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#736f66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #736f66
  2. #817d75
  3. #8f8c85
  4. #9d9a94
  5. #aba9a3
  6. #b9b7b3
  7. #c7c5c2
  8. #d5d4d1
  9. #e3e2e0
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#736f66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #736f66
  2. #747169
  3. #76726b
  4. #77746e
  5. #787670
  6. #7a7873
  7. #7b7976
  8. #7c7b78
  9. #7d7d7b
  10. #7f7e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #716f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716f65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727066 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #756d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726f66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736f66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #746e6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-736f66 {
  color: #736f66;
}
Background
.bg-736f66 {
  background-color: #736f66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-736f66 {
  border: 2px solid #736f66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #736f66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 111 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 6% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-736f66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #736f66, #717366);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-736f66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 111 102 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.51 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.51 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.28 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.28 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.03 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.89 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.12 #8c9099 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#736f66  rgb(115, 111, 102)  hsl(42, 6%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#666a73  rgb(102, 106, 115)  hsl(222, 6%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#66736f  rgb(102, 115, 111)  hsl(162, 6%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#6f6673  rgb(111, 102, 115)  hsl(282, 6%, 43%)  Old Lavender