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Recognised as Colour

#6A626D

  • #6A626D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A626D is a grey with RGB values 106, 98, 109 and HSL 284°, 5%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A626D#6A626D
HEX#6A626D
RGBrgb(106, 98, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3843, 0.4275
RGB percentages41.6%, 38.4%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(283.6, 5.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 10.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK2.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,972,013
CSS custom property--colour: #6A626D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#959D92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61646Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#62656Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6A6366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6Gray · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#656D62
Analogous#65626D, #6D626A
Triadic#6D6A62, #626D6A
Split complementary#6A6D62, #626D65
Tetradic#6D6562, #656D62, #626A6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFCBD0
Lighter +30%#B6B0B8
Lighter +20%#9D95A0
Lighter +10%#847A88
Darker −10%#504A52
Darker −20%#363237
Darker −30%#1C1A1C
Darker −40%#020102
More saturated +25%#764887
Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R106
G98
B109
Red106 (41.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)5.31%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 62 · B 6D

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