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Recognised as Colour

#6A6E5D

  • #6A6E5D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6E5D is a green with RGB values 106, 110, 93 and HSL 74°, 8%, 40%. 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

#6A6E5D#6A6E5D
HEX#6A6E5D
RGBrgb(106, 110, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4314, 0.3647
RGB percentages41.6%, 43.1%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(74.1, 8.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.1, 15.5%, 43.1%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 15.5%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,975,069
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6E5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#9591A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#716C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#706C5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6C6C69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#615D6E
Analogous#6E6A5D, #626E5D
Triadic#5D6A6E, #6E5D6A
Split complementary#5D626E, #6A5D6E
Tetradic#5D6E6A, #615D6E, #6E5D62

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#CED0C7
Lighter +30%#B5B8AC
Lighter +20%#9DA190
Lighter +10%#858A74
Darker −10%#4F5246
Darker −20%#35372E
Darker −30%#1A1B17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#778744
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R106
G110
B93
Red106 (41.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue74.12°
Saturation (HSL)8.37%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6E · B 5D

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