Colour

#6A6A6A

#6A6A6A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6A6A is a grey with RGB values 106, 106, 106 and HSL 0°, 0%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A6A6A#6A6A6A

HEX#6A6A6A

RGBrgb(106, 106, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4157, 0.4157

RGB percentages41.6%, 41.6%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,974,058

CSS custom property--colour: #6A6A6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#959595

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6A6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6A6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6A6A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 0.4 Gray · ΔE 8.8 Slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Dark grey · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 0.41, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A6A6A

Analogous#6A6A6A, #6A6A6A

Triadic#6A6A6A, #6A6A6A

Split complementary#6A6A6A, #6A6A6A

Tetradic#6A6A6A, #6A6A6A, #6A6A6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D0D0

Lighter +30%#B6B6B6

Lighter +20%#9D9D9D

Lighter +10%#848484

Darker −10%#515151

Darker −20%#373737

Darker −30%#1E1E1E

Darker −40%#040404

More saturated +25%#855050

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R106

G106

B106

Red106 (41.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 6A · G 6A · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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