Shades of Dim Gray #696969 hex color

  • #696969
  • #5f5f5f
  • #545454
  • #4a4a4a
  • #3f3f3f
  • #353535
  • #2a2a2a
  • #202020
  • #151515
  • #0a0a0a
  • #000000
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Shades of Dim Gray #696969 hex color has 11 colors, mostly neutral. The lightest color is Dim Gray (#696969), the darkest Black (#000000). Its strongest contrast pair is #000000 on #696969 (3.8:1, WCAG AA for large text).

Created at 12/31/2019 07:12
The palette consists of Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors Dimgray #696969 and #5f5f5f. Palette has Neutral colors temperature.

A sequential monochrome scheme: tints and shades of a single hue step between light and dark.

By lightness, this palette runs from #000000 (darkest) to #696969 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Overall saturation feels mostly muted (lower chroma) — 100% of colors are muted.

Most swatches are near-neutral or very low-chroma, so hue relationships are subtle.

Most swatches read as neutral in color temperature (11 of 11).

HEX codes (sorted): #000000, #0A0A0A, #151515, #202020, #2A2A2A, #353535, #3F3F3F, #4A4A4A, #545454, #5F5F5F, #696969

Palette Shades of Dim Gray #696969 hex color combines 11 color codes:
HEX: #696969, RGB: (105, 105, 105); HEX: #5f5f5f, RGB: (95, 95, 95); HEX: #545454, RGB: (84, 84, 84)
HEX: #4a4a4a, RGB: (74, 74, 74); HEX: #3f3f3f, RGB: (63, 63, 63); HEX: #353535, RGB: (53, 53, 53)
HEX: #2a2a2a, RGB: (42, 42, 42); HEX: #202020, RGB: (32, 32, 32); HEX: #151515, RGB: (21, 21, 21)
HEX: #0a0a0a, RGB: (10, 10, 10); HEX: #000000, RGB: (0, 0, 0)
Simplified version of palette colors
Dim Gray, Shade of Dim Gray, Shade of Dim Gray, Shade of Dim Gray, Shade of Dark Slate Gray, Tint of Black, Tint of Black, Tint of Black, Tint of Black, Tint of Black, Black
Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Shades of Dim Gray #696969 hex color color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#696969#696969RGB(105, 105, 105)—Dimgray
#5f5f5f#5f5f5fRGB(95, 95, 95)——
#545454#545454RGB(84, 84, 84)—Brilliant Licorice
#4a4a4a#4a4a4aRGB(74, 74, 74)—Gray29
#3f3f3f#3f3f3fRGB(63, 63, 63)——
#353535#353535RGB(53, 53, 53)——
#2a2a2a#2a2a2aRGB(42, 42, 42)—The End
#202020#202020RGB(32, 32, 32)——
#151515#151515RGB(21, 21, 21)—Matt Black
#0a0a0a#0a0a0aRGB(10, 10, 10)—Existential Angst
#000000#000000RGB(0, 0, 0)—Black

Color Palette Contrast

37 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#696969
#5f5f5f
1.16
#696969
#545454
1.37
#696969
#4a4a4a
1.61
#696969
#3f3f3f
1.91
#5f5f5f
#545454
1.18
#5f5f5f
#4a4a4a
1.38

Image palette Shades of Dim Gray #696969 hex color png