Dove Grey `#6D6C6C`

Dove Grey (#6D6C6C) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 17°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.001. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX	`#6D6C6C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 108, 108)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 43%)`
HSV	`hsv(0, 1%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(45.7 0.4 0.1)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.532 0.001 17)`

How Dove Grey behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Dove Grey shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #726964 — ΔE 1.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #716c6a — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #6d6c6c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #6d6d6e — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 5.23:1 and against black 4.01:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Palettes built from Dove Grey

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#c2c1c1 · #9b9a9a · #6d6c6c · #535252 · #343333 · #151414

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#ae8670 · #a26f64 · #6d6c6c · #7c4a59 · #643c53 · #4c304a

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#c8a075 · #998672 · #6d6c6c · #6f4244 · #50282b · #2a1906

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#88d4d5 · #9a8888 · #6d6c6c · #624545 · #42292a · #211212

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#eaf4f4 · #908383 · #6d6c6c · #4e5555 · #2a1e1f · #000101

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#f2f2f2 · #cdcccc · #6d6c6c · #2d2c2c · #0f0e0e · #e54e60

Gold Accent

The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.

#f2f2f2 · #cdcccc · #6d6c6c · #2d2c2c · #0f0e0e · #dbc54e

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#e1f7f7 · #599293 · #6d6c6c · #016061 · #002829 · #090001

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#e1f7f7 · #63937f · #6d6c6c · #195b73 · #002a1c · #00050b

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#ebf6e7 · #76906c · #6d6c6c · #38547c · #0c2240 · #000200

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#f3f3e2 · #8a8a5f · #6d6c6c · #016061 · #211c3e · #000202

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#858585 · #9e9d9d · #b6b6b6 · #cecece · #e7e7e7

Shades

#5b5a5a · #494848 · #373636 · #242424 · #121212

Using Dove Grey

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.