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#74746D

#74746d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#74746d 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, 45.49% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.03% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 3.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #74746d
  2. #6d6d74

Split complementary

  1. #74746d
  2. #6d7174
  3. #716d74

Analogous

  1. #74716d
  2. #74746d
  3. #71746d

Triadic

  1. #74746d
  2. #6d7474
  3. #746d74

Tetradic

  1. #74746d
  2. #6d746d
  3. #6d6d74
  4. #746d74

Square

  1. #74746d
  2. #6d7471
  3. #6d6d74
  4. #746d71

Monochromatic

  1. #252523
  2. #4d4d48
  3. #74746d
  4. #9a9a94
  5. #bfbfbb

Shades

#74746d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74746d
  2. #686862
  3. #5d5d57
  4. #51514c
  5. #464641
  6. #3a3a37
  7. #2e2e2c
  8. #232321
  9. #171716
  10. #0c0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#74746d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74746d
  2. #82827c
  3. #90908a
  4. #9e9e99
  5. #acaca7
  6. #babab6
  7. #c7c7c5
  8. #d5d5d3
  9. #e3e3e2
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74746d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74746d
  2. #75756f
  3. #767671
  4. #787873
  5. #797975
  6. #7a7a77
  7. #7b7b78
  8. #7c7c7a
  9. #7e7e7c
  10. #7f7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #747471 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75736d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76746d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #757372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75746d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75746d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #757370 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74746d {
  color: #74746d;
}
Background
.bg-74746d {
  background-color: #74746d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-74746d {
  border: 2px solid #74746d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74746d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 116 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74746d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74746d, #71746d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74746d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 116 109 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.72 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.72 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.33 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.33 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.97 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.62 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.92 #8b8b92 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#74746d  rgb(116, 116, 109)  hsl(60, 3%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6d6d74  rgb(109, 109, 116)  hsl(240, 3%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6d7474  rgb(109, 116, 116)  hsl(180, 3%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#746d74  rgb(116, 109, 116)  hsl(300, 3%, 44%)  Old Lavender