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Recognised as Colour

#6A5B60

  • #6A5B60
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5B60 is a grey with RGB values 106, 91, 96 and HSL 340°, 8%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A5B60#6A5B60
HEX#6A5B60
RGBrgb(106, 91, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3569, 0.3765
RGB percentages41.6%, 35.7%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(340, 7.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 14.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 9.4%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,970,208
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#95A49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5D60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#606060no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D5A5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.2Gray · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 21Rosy brown · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B6A65
Analogous#6A5B68, #6A5E5B
Triadic#606A5B, #5B606A
Split complementary#5B6A5E, #5B686A
Tetradic#686A5B, #5B6A65, #5E5B6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC4C7
Lighter +30%#B5A9AD
Lighter +20%#9E8D93
Lighter +10%#857379
Darker −10%#4F4347
Darker −20%#332C2E
Darker −30%#181415
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#834258
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R106
G91
B96
Red106 (41.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)7.61%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 5B · B 60

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