Colour

#61696C

#61696C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#61696C is a grey with RGB values 97, 105, 108 and HSL 196°, 5%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#61696C#61696C

HEX#61696C

RGBrgb(97, 105, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4118, 0.4235

RGB percentages38%, 41.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(196.4, 5.4%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 10.2%, 42.4%)

CMYK10.2%, 2.8%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,383,980

CSS custom property--colour: #61696C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#9E9693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67686Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#65676Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5E6A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.7 Gray · ΔE 10.4 Slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.68, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6C6461

Analogous#616C6A, #61646C

Triadic#6C6169, #696C61

Split complementary#6C6164, #6C6A61

Tetradic#6A616C, #6C6461, #646C61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CACECF

Lighter +30%#AFB5B7

Lighter +20%#949C9F

Lighter +10%#798387

Darker −10%#494F51

Darker −20%#313536

Darker −30%#191B1B

Darker −40%#000101

More saturated +25%#477586

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R97

G105

B108

Red97 (38%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue196.36°

Saturation (HSL)5.37%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 69 · B 6C

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