Dim Gray

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 5.49:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#696969sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(105, 105, 105)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 41%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 59%)approximate process color

Tailwindneutral-500nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAA5.49:1

Black textlarge text3.83:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#272727

#474747

#696969

#979797

#C7C7C7

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#696969

Triadic

#696969

Complement

#696969

Lab distance · lower is closer

Exact alias: DimGrey.

:root {
  --color-dim-gray: #696969;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dim-gray);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hueneutral

Lightness44 L*

Chroma0.0

Luminance0.141