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Colour

#63696A

  • #63696A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#63696A is a grey with RGB values 99, 105, 106 and HSL 189°, 3%, 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

#63696A#63696A
HEX#63696A
RGBrgb(99, 105, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.4118, 0.4157
RGB percentages38.8%, 41.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(188.6, 3.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 6.6%, 41.6%)
CMYK6.6%, 0.9%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,515,050
CSS custom property--colour: #63696A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9C9695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68686Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#67676Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#616A69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2.5Gray · ΔE 10Slate grey · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.53, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A6463
Analogous#636A68, #63666A
Triadic#6A6369, #696A63
Split complementary#6A6366, #6A6863
Tetradic#68636A, #6A6463, #666A63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBCECE
Lighter +30%#B0B5B6
Lighter +20%#969C9D
Lighter +10%#7C8384
Darker −10%#4A4F50
Darker −20%#323535
Darker −30%#191B1B
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#497B84
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R99
G105
B106
Red99 (38.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)3.41%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 69 · B 6A

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