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Colour

#6A695B

  • #6A695B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A695B is a grey with RGB values 106, 105, 91 and HSL 56°, 8%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A695B#6A695B
HEX#6A695B
RGBrgb(106, 105, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4118, 0.3569
RGB percentages41.6%, 41.2%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(56, 7.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56, 14.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 0.9%, 14.2%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,973,787
CSS custom property--colour: #6A695B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9596A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C685Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C695Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6C6765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.4Gray · ΔE 12.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Dark grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5C6A
Analogous#6A625B, #646A5B
Triadic#5B6A69, #695B6A
Split complementary#5B646A, #625B6A
Tetradic#5B6A62, #5B5C6A, #6A5B64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDCCC4
Lighter +30%#B5B4A9
Lighter +20%#9E9C8D
Lighter +10%#858473
Darker −10%#4F4E43
Darker −20%#33332C
Darker −30%#181714
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#837E42
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R106
G105
B91
Red106 (41.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue56°
Saturation (HSL)7.61%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 69 · B 5B

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