Colour

#65696B

#65696B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#65696B is a grey with RGB values 101, 105, 107 and HSL 200°, 3%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#65696B#65696B

HEX#65696B

RGBrgb(101, 105, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4118, 0.4196

RGB percentages39.6%, 41.2%, 42%

HSLhsl(200, 2.9%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 5.6%, 42%)

CMYK5.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,646,123

CSS custom property--colour: #65696B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#9A9694

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68696Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#67686Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#646A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2 Gray · ΔE 9.7 Slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Dark grey · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.01, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B6765

Analogous#656B6A, #65666B

Triadic#6B6569, #696B65

Split complementary#6B6566, #6B6A65

Tetradic#6A656B, #6B6765, #666B65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDCECF

Lighter +30%#B2B5B7

Lighter +20%#989C9E

Lighter +10%#7E8385

Darker −10%#4C4F51

Darker −20%#333637

Darker −30%#1B1C1C

Darker −40%#020202

More saturated +25%#4B7285

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R101

G105

B107

Red101 (39.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)2.88%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 69 · B 6B

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