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Recognised as Colour

#696F6F

  • #696F6F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#696F6F is a grey with RGB values 105, 111, 111 and HSL 180°, 3%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#696F6F#696F6F
HEX#696F6F
RGBrgb(105, 111, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4353, 0.4353
RGB percentages41.2%, 43.5%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(180, 2.8%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 5.4%, 43.5%)
CMYK5.4%, 0%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,909,807
CSS custom property--colour: #696F6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#969090

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6E6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D6D6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#676F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.1Gray · ΔE 7.6Slate grey · ΔE 11.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 18Dark grey · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.09, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F6969
Analogous#696F6C, #696C6F
Triadic#6F696F, #6F6F69
Split complementary#6F696C, #6F6C69
Tetradic#6C696F, #6F6969, #6C6F69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D3D3
Lighter +30%#B7BABA
Lighter +20%#9CA2A2
Lighter +10%#828989
Darker −10%#505555
Darker −20%#373B3B
Darker −30%#1F2020
Darker −40%#060606
More saturated +25%#4E8A8A
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R105
G111
B111
Red105 (41.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)2.78%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6F · B 6F

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