Colour

#696F66

#696F66
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#696F66 is a grey with RGB values 105, 111, 102 and HSL 100°, 4%, 42%. 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

#696F66#696F66

HEX#696F66

RGBrgb(105, 111, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4353, 0.4

RGB percentages41.2%, 43.5%, 40%

HSLhsl(100, 4.2%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100, 8.1%, 43.5%)

CMYK5.4%, 0%, 8.1%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,909,798

CSS custom property--colour: #696F66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15331WCAG 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 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#969099

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706D66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6D66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#696E6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1 Gray · ΔE 9.5 Slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C666F

Analogous#6E6F66, #666F68

Triadic#66696F, #6F6669

Split complementary#68666F, #6F666E

Tetradic#666E6F, #6C666F, #6F6866

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D2CF

Lighter +30%#B6BAB4

Lighter +20%#9CA299

Lighter +10%#82897F

Darker −10%#50544E

Darker −20%#373A35

Darker −30%#1E1F1D

Darker −40%#040504

More saturated +25%#608A4B

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R105

G111

B102

Red105 (41.2%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue100°

Saturation (HSL)4.23%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 69 · G 6F · B 66

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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