Dove 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. Dove Grey is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dove Grey is #6D6C6C.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dove Grey has 43%% Red, 42% Green, and 42% Blue.
Dove Grey has 0° Hue, 1% Saturation, and 43% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dove Grey has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 43% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dove Grey has 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% 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 |
#6D6C6C |
|
RGB |
(109, 108, 108) |
(43%, 42%, 42%) |
HSV |
(0°, 1, 43) |
(0%, 1%, 43%) |
HSL |
(0°, 0, 43) |
(0%, 0%, 43%) |
CMYK |
(0, 1, 1, 57) |
(0%, 1%, 1%, 57%) |
The natural luminance of Dove Grey is 15%, which is low.
Dove Grey has a higher contrast with white than black.
Dove Grey and black have a 4.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Dove Grey and white have a 5.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
15% |
insufficient (4.0) |
AA (5.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dove Grey paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 57% Black, 42% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
57%
White
42%
To mix Dove Grey paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 57% Black, 42% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
0%
Black
57%
White
42%
Colors similar to Dove Grey are: Boulder, Carbon Grey, Smokey Grey, Cloudy Grey, and Davy Grey. Boulder is lighter than Dove Grey. Carbon Grey is brighter and darker than Dove Grey. Smokey Grey is more orange and brighter than Dove Grey. Cloudy Grey is more orange and brighter than Dove Grey. Davy Grey is darker than Dove Grey.