Cloudy Grey is a medium dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Red, and it has medium lightness and low saturation. Cloudy Grey is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Cloudy Grey is #6D6968.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Cloudy Grey has 43%% Red, 41% Green, and 41% Blue.
Cloudy Grey has 12° Hue, 5% Saturation, and 43% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Cloudy Grey has 12° Hue, 2% Saturation, and 42% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Cloudy Grey has 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow, and 57% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#6D6968 |
|
RGB |
(109, 105, 104) |
(43%, 41%, 41%) |
HSV |
(12°, 5, 43) |
(3%, 5%, 43%) |
HSL |
(12°, 2, 42) |
(3%, 2%, 42%) |
CMYK |
(0, 4, 5, 57) |
(0%, 4%, 5%, 57%) |
The natural luminance of Cloudy Grey is 14%, which is low.
Cloudy Grey has a higher contrast with white than black.
Cloudy Grey and black have a 3.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Cloudy Grey and white have a 5.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
14% |
insufficient (3.9) |
AA (5.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Cloudy Grey paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Red, 57% Black, 41% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
2%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
57%
White
41%
To mix Cloudy Grey paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Magenta, 1% Yellow, 57% Black, 41% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
1%
Yellow
1%
Black
57%
White
41%
Colors similar to Cloudy Grey are: Smokey Grey, Dove Grey, Carbon Grey, Wenge, and Granite. Dove Grey is more red and paler than Cloudy Grey. Carbon Grey is more red and darker than Cloudy Grey. Wenge is more red and brighter and darker than Cloudy Grey. Granite is more orange and lighter than Cloudy Grey.