DimGrey color
Inspect DimGrey (#696969) in HEX, RGB, HSL, LCH and OKLCH, check its contrast, and copy the value you need.
DimGrey color values
DimGrey
#696969
White text reads best on this background, at 5.49:1.
DimGrey is one of the 148 CSS named colors, and resolves to #696969 in every browser. In numbers that is rgb(105, 105, 105) and hsl(0, 0%, 41%). Perceptually it is a mid-toned, near-neutral color: OKLCH puts its lightness at 52% and its chroma at 0. It carries almost no chroma, so it behaves as a neutral rather than as a hue, and belongs with the grays.
White text clears WCAG AA on a DimGrey background at 5.49:1. With this little chroma it recedes, which makes it useful for borders, dividers and secondary surfaces.
The closest CSS named colors to DimGrey, measured with CIEDE2000, are Gray (#808080), Grey (#808080), SlateGray (#708090). If DimGrey is not quite right, those are the nearest keywords to try before reaching for a custom value.
HEX
#696969
RGB
rgb(105, 105, 105)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 41%)
HWB
hwb(0 41% 59%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 59%)
LAB
lab(44.41 0 0)
LCH
lch(44.41 0 0)
OKLCH
oklch(52.08% 0 0)
Is DimGrey accessible?
WCAG asks for 4.5:1 between body text and its background. On #696969 white text measures 5.49:1 and black text 3.83:1, so white clears it and black does not.
White text on DimGrey
WCAG 2.2
5.49:1
APCA
Lc 82
Passes AA body text
Fails AAA body text
Passes AA large text
Black text on DimGrey
WCAG 2.2
3.83:1
APCA
Lc 26
Fails AA body text
Fails AAA body text
Passes AA large text
Check DimGrey against any other color in the contrast checker.
Tints and shades of DimGrey
DimGrey sits at 52% OKLCH lightness. Holding its hue and chroma and moving only that value carries it up to #F8F8F8 and down to #060606, which keeps the family recognizable instead of letting it drift toward gray the way a plain HSL ramp does.
Tints, toward white
#848484
20% lighter
#A0A0A0
40% lighter
#BCBCBC
60% lighter
#DADADA
80% lighter
#F8F8F8
100% lighter
Shades, toward black
#535353
20% darker
#3D3D3D
40% darker
#292929
60% darker
#161616
80% darker
#060606
100% darker
Build a full accessible scale from #696969 in the shade generator.
How DimGrey looks with color blindness
DimGrey barely moves under any of the four common forms of color blindness, the largest shift being 0 CIEDE2000 units under protanopia. It stays recognizable, though it still should not be the only thing carrying meaning.
Protanopia
#696969
Deuteranopia
#696969
Tritanopia
#696969
Achromatopsia
#696969
Colors similar to DimGrey
The nearest CSS keywords to #696969, ranked by perceptual distance rather than by how close their hex digits happen to look.