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Recognised as Colour

#696D77

  • #696D77
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#696D77 is a grey with RGB values 105, 109, 119 and HSL 223°, 6%, 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

#696D77#696D77
HEX#696D77
RGBrgb(105, 109, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4275, 0.4667
RGB percentages41.2%, 42.7%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(222.9, 6.3%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 11.8%, 46.7%)
CMYK11.8%, 8.4%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,909,303
CSS custom property--colour: #696D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#969288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6E78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#696C77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#666F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.3Slate grey · ΔE 8.6Gray · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#777369
Analogous#697477, #6C6977
Triadic#77696D, #6D7769
Split complementary#776C69, #747769
Tetradic#776974, #777369, #69776C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D5D9
Lighter +30%#B8BBC1
Lighter +20%#9DA1A9
Lighter +10%#828691
Darker −10%#51545C
Darker −20%#393B41
Darker −30%#212326
Darker −40%#090A0B
More saturated +25%#4D6193
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R105
G109
B119
Red105 (41.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6D · B 77

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