Bright Grey is a dark medium bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Sky Blue, and it has low lightness and low saturation. Bright Grey is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Bright Grey is #3C4151.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Bright Grey has 24%% Red, 25% Green, and 32% Blue.
Bright Grey has 226° Hue, 26% Saturation, and 32% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Bright Grey has 226° Hue, 15% Saturation, and 28% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Bright Grey has 26% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow, and 68% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#3C4151 |
|
RGB |
(60, 65, 81) |
(24%, 25%, 32%) |
HSV |
(226°, 26, 32) |
(62%, 26%, 32%) |
HSL |
(226°, 15, 28) |
(62%, 15%, 28%) |
CMYK |
(26, 20, 0, 68) |
(26%, 20%, 0%, 68%) |
The natural luminance of Bright Grey is 5%, which is low.
Bright Grey has a higher contrast with white than black.
Bright Grey and black have a 2.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Bright Grey and white have a 10.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
5% |
insufficient (2.1) |
AAA (10.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Bright Grey paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 7% Blue, 1% Cyan, 68% Black, 24% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
7%
Cyan
1%
Magenta
0%
Black
68%
White
24%
To mix Bright Grey paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Cyan, 4% Magenta, 68% Black, 24% White, as shown below.
Cyan
5%
Magenta
4%
Yellow
0%
Black
68%
White
24%
Colors similar to Bright Grey are: River Bed, Gun Powder, Tuna, Ebony Clay, and Comet. River Bed is more cyan than Bright Grey. Gun Powder is more blue than Bright Grey. Tuna is more purple and paler than Bright Grey. Ebony Clay is more blue and brighter and darker than Bright Grey. Comet is more blue and paler and lighter than Bright Grey.