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#756D6E

#756d6e ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#756d6e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 42.75% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.84% magenta, 5.98% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 352.5°, 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #756d6e
  2. #6d7574

Split complementary

  1. #756d6e
  2. #6d7570
  3. #6d7275

Analogous

  1. #756d72
  2. #756d6e
  3. #75706d

Triadic

  1. #756d6e
  2. #6e756d
  3. #6d6e75

Tetradic

  1. #756d6e
  2. #75746d
  3. #6d7574
  4. #6d6e75

Square

  1. #756d6e
  2. #72756d
  3. #6d7574
  4. #706d75

Monochromatic

  1. #262324
  2. #4d4849
  3. #756d6e
  4. #9b9494
  5. #c0bbbc

Shades

#756d6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #756d6e
  2. #696263
  3. #5e5758
  4. #524c4d
  5. #464142
  6. #3b3737
  7. #2f2c2c
  8. #232121
  9. #171616
  10. #0c0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#756d6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #756d6e
  2. #837c7d
  3. #918a8b
  4. #9e999a
  5. #aca7a8
  6. #bab6b7
  7. #c8c5c5
  8. #d6d3d4
  9. #e3e2e2
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#756d6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #756d6e
  2. #766f70
  3. #777172
  4. #787373
  5. #797575
  6. #7b7777
  7. #7c7879
  8. #7d7a7b
  9. #7e7c7c
  10. #7f7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #716e6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6e6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706f6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #776c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #716e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726e6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #766d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-756d6e {
  color: #756d6e;
}
Background
.bg-756d6e {
  background-color: #756d6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-756d6e {
  border: 2px solid #756d6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #756d6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 109 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 4% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-756d6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #756d6e, #75706d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-756d6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 109 110 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.02 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.02 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.16 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.16 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.49 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.56 #8a9291 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#756d6e  rgb(117, 109, 110)  hsl(353, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6d7574  rgb(109, 117, 116)  hsl(173, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6e756d  rgb(110, 117, 109)  hsl(113, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6d6e75  rgb(109, 110, 117)  hsl(233, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray