Colour

#696C73

#696C73
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#696C73 is a grey with RGB values 105, 108, 115 and HSL 222°, 5%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#696C73#696C73

HEX#696C73

RGBrgb(105, 108, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4235, 0.451

RGB percentages41.2%, 42.4%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(222, 4.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 8.7%, 45.1%)

CMYK8.7%, 6.1%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,909,043

CSS custom property--colour: #696C73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#96938C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#696C73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#676D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.5 Gray · ΔE 9.1 Slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Dark grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.46, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#737069

Analogous#697173, #6B6973

Triadic#73696C, #6C7369

Split complementary#736B69, #717369

Tetradic#736971, #737069, #69736B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D3D6

Lighter +30%#B7B9BE

Lighter +20%#9D9FA5

Lighter +10%#82858D

Darker −10%#515358

Darker −20%#383A3E

Darker −30%#202123

Darker −40%#080808

More saturated +25%#4E618F

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R105

G108

B115

Red105 (41.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)4.55%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 6C · B 73

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