Colour

#69606C

#69606C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#69606C is a grey with RGB values 105, 96, 108 and HSL 285°, 6%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#69606C#69606C

HEX#69606C

RGBrgb(105, 96, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.3765, 0.4235

RGB percentages41.2%, 37.6%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(285, 5.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 11.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK2.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,905,964

CSS custom property--colour: #69606C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#969F93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F626Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#61636Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#696164no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.5 Gray · ΔE 14.2 Slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#636C60

Analogous#63606C, #6C6069

Triadic#6C6960, #606C69

Split complementary#696C60, #606C63

Tetradic#6C6360, #636C60, #60696C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEC9CF

Lighter +30%#B5AEB7

Lighter +20%#9C939F

Lighter +10%#837887

Darker −10%#4F4851

Darker −20%#353036

Darker −30%#1A181B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#764786

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R105

G96

B108

Red105 (41.2%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)5.88%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 60 · B 6C

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