Colour

#696C61

#696C61
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#696C61 is a grey with RGB values 105, 108, 97 and HSL 76°, 5%, 40%. 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

#696C61#696C61

HEX#696C61

RGBrgb(105, 108, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4235, 0.3804

RGB percentages41.2%, 42.4%, 38%

HSLhsl(76.4, 5.4%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(76.4, 10.2%, 42.4%)

CMYK2.8%, 0%, 10.2%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,909,025

CSS custom property--colour: #696C61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#96939E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6B61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6A6B69no 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 text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7 Gray · ΔE 10.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Dark grey · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64616C

Analogous#6C6A61, #646C61

Triadic#61696C, #6C6169

Split complementary#61646C, #6A616C

Tetradic#616C6A, #64616C, #6C6164

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECFCA

Lighter +30%#B5B7AF

Lighter +20%#9C9F94

Lighter +10%#838779

Darker −10%#4F5149

Darker −20%#353631

Darker −30%#1B1B19

Darker −40%#010100

More saturated +25%#758647

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R105

G108

B97

Red105 (41.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue76.36°

Saturation (HSL)5.37%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 69 · G 6C · B 61

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