Dim Gray (#696969)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.49:1 — vs black: 3.83:1

Color values

  • HEX #696969
  • RGB rgb(105, 105, 105)
  • HSL hsl(0, 0%, 41%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 0, 58.82 )
  • Websafe #666666
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Tags

Mood

Minimal (210)

Style

Monochrome (220) Muted (190)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #696969 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dim Gray
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Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

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Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dim Gray
#696969 Base
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Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dim Gray
#696969 Base
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Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dim Gray
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Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dim Gray
#696969 Base
#1D1D1D
#434343
Davy Grey
#555555
#7D7D7D
#8F8F8F
#B6B6B6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dim Gray, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0D0D0D
— #1F1F1F
— #323232
— #444444
— #575757
Dim Gray #696969 Base
— #848484
— #A0A0A0
— #BBBBBB
— #D7D7D7
— #F2F2F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #696969. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #696969;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #696969;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #696969;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #696969,
        #696969
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #696969,
        #696969
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$dim-gray: #696969;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dim-gray-r: 105;
$dim-gray-g: 105;
$dim-gray-b: 105;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dim-gray;
    color: rgba($dim-gray-r, $dim-gray-g, $dim-gray-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dim Gray appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #696969 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #696969 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #696969 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #696969 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #696969 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dim Gray ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dim Gray #696969 Base
Sonic Silver #757575 ΔE 4.70
Davy Grey #555555 ΔE 7.30
Gray #808080 ΔE 9.14
Cadet #536872 ΔE 9.21

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.