Colour

#696A6D

#696A6D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#696A6D is a grey with RGB values 105, 106, 109 and HSL 225°, 2%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#696A6D#696A6D

HEX#696A6D

RGBrgb(105, 106, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4157, 0.4275

RGB percentages41.2%, 41.6%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(225, 1.9%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 3.7%, 42.7%)

CMYK3.7%, 2.8%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,908,525

CSS custom property--colour: #696A6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#969592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#696A6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#686B6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 1.9 Gray · ΔE 9 Slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 1.87, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D6C69

Analogous#696C6D, #6A696D

Triadic#6D696A, #6A6D69

Split complementary#6D6A69, #6C6D69

Tetradic#6D696C, #6D6C69, #696D6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D1D2

Lighter +30%#B6B7B9

Lighter +20%#9C9DA0

Lighter +10%#828387

Darker −10%#505153

Darker −20%#373739

Darker −30%#1E1E1F

Darker −40%#050505

More saturated +25%#4E5D88

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R105

G106

B109

Red105 (41.2%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)1.87%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 6A · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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