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Recognised as Colour

#6A6B6D

  • #6A6B6D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6B6D is a grey with RGB values 106, 107, 109 and HSL 220°, 1%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A6B6D#6A6B6D
HEX#6A6B6D
RGBrgb(106, 107, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4196, 0.4275
RGB percentages41.6%, 42%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(220, 1.4%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 2.8%, 42.7%)
CMYK2.8%, 1.8%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,974,317
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6B6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#959492

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6B6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A6B6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#696B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 1.5Gray · ΔE 8.5Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dark grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 1.48, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6C6A
Analogous#6A6D6D, #6B6A6D
Triadic#6D6A6B, #6B6D6A
Split complementary#6D6B6A, #6D6D6A
Tetradic#6D6A6D, #6D6C6A, #6A6D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D1D2
Lighter +30%#B7B8B9
Lighter +20%#9D9EA0
Lighter +10%#838487
Darker −10%#515253
Darker −20%#383839
Darker −30%#1F1F1F
Darker −40%#050506
More saturated +25%#4F6288
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R106
G107
B109
Red106 (41.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)1.4%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6B · B 6D

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