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Recognised as Colour

#696C75

  • #696C75
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#696C75 is a grey with RGB values 105, 108, 117 and HSL 225°, 5%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#696C75#696C75
HEX#696C75
RGBrgb(105, 108, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4235, 0.4588
RGB percentages41.2%, 42.4%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(225, 5.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 10.3%, 45.9%)
CMYK10.3%, 7.7%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,909,045
CSS custom property--colour: #696C75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#96938A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6D75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#696C75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#666E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.6Slate grey · ΔE 9.3Gray · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2Dark grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#757269
Analogous#697275, #6C6975
Triadic#75696C, #6C7569
Split complementary#756C69, #727569
Tetradic#756972, #757269, #69756C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D4D7
Lighter +30%#B8BABF
Lighter +20%#9D9FA7
Lighter +10%#82858F
Darker −10%#51535A
Darker −20%#393A3F
Darker −30%#212224
Darker −40%#090909
More saturated +25%#4D5E91
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R105
G108
B117
Red105 (41.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)5.41%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6C · B 75

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