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Recognised as Colour

#6A6D79

  • #6A6D79
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6D79 is a grey with RGB values 106, 109, 121 and HSL 228°, 7%, 45%. 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

#6A6D79#6A6D79
HEX#6A6D79
RGBrgb(106, 109, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4275, 0.4745
RGB percentages41.6%, 42.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(228, 6.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 12.4%, 47.5%)
CMYK12.4%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,974,841
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#959286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#696D79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#676F71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.4Slate grey · ΔE 8.4Gray · ΔE 10.3Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2Dark grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79766A
Analogous#6A7479, #6E6A79
Triadic#796A6D, #6D796A
Split complementary#796F6A, #74796A
Tetradic#796A74, #79766A, #6A796F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D6DA
Lighter +30%#BABBC2
Lighter +20%#9FA1AA
Lighter +10%#838693
Darker −10%#52555E
Darker −20%#3A3C43
Darker −30%#232427
Darker −40%#0B0B0C
More saturated +25%#4E5C95
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R106
G109
B121
Red106 (41.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)6.61%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6D · B 79

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