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#746F6F

#746f6f ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#746f6f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 43.53% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.2% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #746f6f
  2. #6f7474

Split complementary

  1. #746f6f
  2. #6f7472
  3. #6f7274

Analogous

  1. #746f72
  2. #746f6f
  3. #74726f

Triadic

  1. #746f6f
  2. #6f746f
  3. #6f6f74

Tetradic

  1. #746f6f
  2. #74746f
  3. #6f7474
  4. #6f6f74

Square

  1. #746f6f
  2. #72746f
  3. #6f7474
  4. #726f74

Monochromatic

  1. #262424
  2. #4d4a4a
  3. #746f6f
  4. #9a9595
  5. #bfbdbd

Shades

#746f6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #746f6f
  2. #686464
  3. #5d5959
  4. #514e4e
  5. #464343
  6. #3a3838
  7. #2e2c2c
  8. #232121
  9. #171616
  10. #0c0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#746f6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #746f6f
  2. #827d7d
  3. #908c8c
  4. #9e9a9a
  5. #aca9a9
  6. #bab7b7
  7. #c7c5c5
  8. #d5d4d4
  9. #e3e2e2
  10. #f1f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#746f6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #746f6f
  2. #757171
  3. #767272
  4. #787474
  5. #797676
  6. #7a7878
  7. #7b7979
  8. #7c7b7b
  9. #7e7d7d
  10. #7f7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70706f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71706f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #756f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #716f6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72706f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #756f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-746f6f {
  color: #746f6f;
}
Background
.bg-746f6f {
  background-color: #746f6f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-746f6f {
  border: 2px solid #746f6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #746f6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 111 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-746f6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #746f6f, #74726f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-746f6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 111 111 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.91 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.91 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.90 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.90 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.49 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.11 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.92 #8b9090 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#746f6f  rgb(116, 111, 111)  hsl(0, 2%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#6f7474  rgb(111, 116, 116)  hsl(180, 2%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#6f746f  rgb(111, 116, 111)  hsl(120, 2%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#6f6f74  rgb(111, 111, 116)  hsl(240, 2%, 45%)  Dim Gray