Colour

#696B68

#696B68
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#696B68 is a grey with RGB values 105, 107, 104 and HSL 100°, 1%, 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

#696B68#696B68

HEX#696B68

RGBrgb(105, 107, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4196, 0.4078

RGB percentages41.2%, 42%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(100, 1.4%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100, 2.8%, 42%)

CMYK1.9%, 0%, 2.8%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,908,776

CSS custom property--colour: #696B68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#969497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6A68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#696B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2.1 Gray · ΔE 8.8 Slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Dark grey · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.05, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A686B

Analogous#6A6B68, #686B69

Triadic#68696B, #6B6869

Split complementary#69686B, #6B686A

Tetradic#686A6B, #6A686B, #6B6968

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD0CF

Lighter +30%#B6B7B5

Lighter +20%#9C9E9B

Lighter +10%#828581

Darker −10%#50514F

Darker −20%#363736

Darker −30%#1D1D1D

Darker −40%#030403

More saturated +25%#60854E

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R105

G107

B104

Red105 (41.2%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue100°

Saturation (HSL)1.42%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 69 · G 6B · B 68

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