Colour

#696B66

#696B66
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#696B66 is a grey with RGB values 105, 107, 102 and HSL 84°, 2%, 41%. 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

#696B66#696B66

HEX#696B66

RGBrgb(105, 107, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4196, 0.4

RGB percentages41.2%, 42%, 40%

HSLhsl(84, 2.4%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(84, 4.7%, 42%)

CMYK1.9%, 0%, 4.7%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,908,774

CSS custom property--colour: #696B66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#969499

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6A66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6A66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#696A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.1 Gray · ΔE 9.2 Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18 Dark grey · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.14, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68666B

Analogous#6B6B66, #666B66

Triadic#66696B, #6B6669

Split complementary#66676B, #6B666B

Tetradic#666B6B, #68666B, #6B6666

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD0CD

Lighter +30%#B5B7B3

Lighter +20%#9C9E99

Lighter +10%#83857F

Darker −10%#4F514D

Darker −20%#363734

Darker −30%#1C1D1B

Darker −40%#030302

More saturated +25%#6E854C

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R105

G107

B102

Red105 (41.2%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue84°

Saturation (HSL)2.39%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 69 · G 6B · B 66

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Colour values

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