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#757474

#757474 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#757474 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, 45.49% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.85% magenta, 0.85% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.43% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 4.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1753

Complementary

  1. #757474
  2. #747575

Split complementary

  1. #757474
  2. #747575
  3. #747575

Analogous

  1. #757475
  2. #757474
  3. #757574

Triadic

  1. #757474
  2. #747574
  3. #747475

Tetradic

  1. #757474
  2. #757574
  3. #747575
  4. #747475

Square

  1. #757474
  2. #757574
  3. #747575
  4. #757475

Monochromatic

  1. #282828
  2. #4f4e4e
  3. #757474
  4. #9b9a9a
  5. #c1c1c1

Shades

#757474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #757474
  2. #696868
  3. #5e5d5d
  4. #525151
  5. #464646
  6. #3b3a3a
  7. #2f2e2e
  8. #232323
  9. #171717
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#757474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #757474
  2. #838282
  3. #919090
  4. #9e9e9e
  5. #acacac
  6. #bababa
  7. #c8c7c7
  8. #d6d5d5
  9. #e3e3e3
  10. #f1f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#757474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #757474
  2. #767575
  3. #777676
  4. #787878
  5. #797979
  6. #7b7a7a
  7. #7c7b7b
  8. #7d7c7c
  9. #7e7e7e
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757474 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #747474 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747474 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #757474 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #747474 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #757474 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #757474 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-757474 {
  color: #757474;
}
Background
.bg-757474 {
  background-color: #757474;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-757474 {
  border: 2px solid #757474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #757474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 116 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-757474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #757474, #757574);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-757474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 116 116 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.42 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.42 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.67 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.67 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.27 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.04 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.05 #8a8b8b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#757474  rgb(117, 116, 116)  hsl(0, 0%, 46%)  Dim Gray
#747575  rgb(116, 117, 117)  hsl(180, 0%, 46%)  Gray
#747574  rgb(116, 117, 116)  hsl(120, 0%, 46%)  Gray
#747475  rgb(116, 116, 117)  hsl(240, 0%, 46%)  Dim Gray