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Recognised as Colour

#6A6D6D

  • #6A6D6D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6D6D is a grey with RGB values 106, 109, 109 and HSL 180°, 1%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A6D6D#6A6D6D
HEX#6A6D6D
RGBrgb(106, 109, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4275, 0.4275
RGB percentages41.6%, 42.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(180, 1.4%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 2.8%, 42.7%)
CMYK2.8%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,974,829
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6D6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#959292

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D6D6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#696D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 1.8Gray · ΔE 7.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.3Dark grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 1.83, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6A6A
Analogous#6A6D6C, #6A6C6D
Triadic#6D6A6D, #6D6D6A
Split complementary#6D6A6C, #6D6C6A
Tetradic#6C6A6D, #6D6A6A, #6C6D6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D2D2
Lighter +30%#B7B9B9
Lighter +20%#9DA0A0
Lighter +10%#838787
Darker −10%#515353
Darker −20%#383939
Darker −30%#1F1F1F
Darker −40%#050606
More saturated +25%#4F8888
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R106
G109
B109
Red106 (41.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)1.4%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6D · B 6D

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