Generated palette

Dim Gray Palette

Dim Gray Palette: #696969, #FFFFFF, #969696. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Dim Gray Palette assigns primary #696969, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #969696. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #696969 at 0.1413 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 3 values.

All palettes Source color API

3colors

Gray palettedominant group

5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Dim Gray Palette maps 3 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#696969Dim Grey

Secondary#FFFFFFWhite

Surface#969696#969696

CSS Variables

--palette-dim-gray-primary: #696969;
--palette-dim-gray-secondary: #FFFFFF;
--palette-dim-gray-surface: #969696;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 3 Dim Gray Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#696969
Black 3.83:1 · White 5.49:1
Best #FFFFFF

Secondary#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

Surface#969696
Black 7.1:1 · White 2.96:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Dim Gray Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.

CardSurface treatment using palette roles.

AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.

NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Luminance0.1413

Black text3.83:1AA Fail

White text5.49:1AA Pass

colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems

rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping

accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color

semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels

useCasesDesign and implementation contexts

cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties

Structured sections

Roles

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#696969",
    "name": "Dim Grey"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#969696",
    "name": "#969696"
  }
]

Accessibility

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#696969",
    "name": "Dim Grey",
    "blackContrast": 3.83,
    "whiteContrast": 5.49,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#969696",
    "name": "#969696",
    "blackContrast": 7.1,
    "whiteContrast": 2.96,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  }
]

Semantic groups

[
  "dim gray palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette"
]

Use cases

[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes"
]

CSS variables

"--palette-dim-gray-primary: #696969;\n--palette-dim-gray-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-dim-gray-surface: #969696;"

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "dim-gray",
  "name": "Dim Gray Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "dim-gray",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Dim Gray, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Dim Gray Palette combines primary #696969, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #969696. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, muted palette, light palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "dim gray palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#696969",
      "slug": "dim-grey",
      "name": "Dim Grey",
      "rgb": [
        105,
        105,
        105
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        59
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1413,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.83,
        "white": 5.49
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dim-grey/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#969696",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#969696",
      "rgb": [
        150,
        150,
        150
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        59
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        41
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.305,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.1,
        "white": 2.96
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#696969",
      "name": "Dim Grey"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#969696",
      "name": "#969696"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#696969",
      "name": "Dim Grey",
      "blackContrast": 3.83,
      "whiteContrast": 5.49,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#969696",
      "name": "#969696",
      "blackContrast": 7.1,
      "whiteContrast": 2.96,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-dim-gray-primary: #696969;\n--palette-dim-gray-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-dim-gray-surface: #969696;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/dim-gray.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dim-gray.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/dim-gray/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/dim-gray.json"
}

Dim Gray Palette

Palette Color Roles

CSS Variables

Accessibility Snapshot

UI Components Preview

Machine-Readable Dim Gray Palette Data (JSON)

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