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Colour

#63656E

  • #63656E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#63656E is a grey with RGB values 99, 101, 110 and HSL 229°, 5%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#63656E#63656E
HEX#63656E
RGBrgb(99, 101, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3961, 0.4314
RGB percentages38.8%, 39.6%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(229.1, 5.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 10%, 43.1%)
CMYK10%, 8.2%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,514,030
CSS custom property--colour: #63656E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#9C9A91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#63666Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#62656Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#616768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.7Slate grey · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dark grey · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E6C63
Analogous#636A6E, #66636E
Triadic#6E6365, #656E63
Split complementary#6E6663, #6A6E63
Tetradic#6E636A, #6E6C63, #636E66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCCDD1
Lighter +30%#B1B3B9
Lighter +20%#9698A1
Lighter +10%#7B7E89
Darker −10%#4B4C53
Darker −20%#333438
Darker −30%#1B1B1D
Darker −40%#020203
More saturated +25%#495488
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R99
G101
B110
Red99 (38.8%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)5.26%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 65 · B 6E

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