Colour

#6A6962

#6A6962
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6962 is a grey with RGB values 106, 105, 98 and HSL 52°, 4%, 40%. 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

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HEX#6A6962

RGBrgb(106, 105, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4118, 0.3843

RGB percentages41.6%, 41.2%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(52.5, 3.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 7.5%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 7.5%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,973,794

CSS custom property--colour: #6A6962;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#95969D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6862no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6962no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6B6867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.2 Gray · ΔE 10.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dark grey · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.19, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#62636A

Analogous#6A6562, #676A62

Triadic#626A69, #69626A

Split complementary#62676A, #65626A

Tetradic#626A65, #62636A, #6A6267

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CECECA

Lighter +30%#B6B5B0

Lighter +20%#9D9C95

Lighter +10%#85837B

Darker −10%#504F4A

Darker −20%#353531

Darker −30%#1B1A19

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#847C49

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R106

G105

B98

Red106 (41.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)3.92%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 69 · B 62

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