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Colour

#6A6E75

  • #6A6E75
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6E75 is a grey with RGB values 106, 110, 117 and HSL 218°, 5%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A6E75#6A6E75
HEX#6A6E75
RGBrgb(106, 110, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4314, 0.4588
RGB percentages41.6%, 43.1%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(218.2, 4.9%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 9.4%, 45.9%)
CMYK9.4%, 6%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,975,093
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6E75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.155WCAG 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 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#95918A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6E75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6D75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#686F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.8Gray · ΔE 8.5Slate grey · ΔE 9.2Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.8, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75716A
Analogous#6A7475, #6C6A75
Triadic#756A6E, #6E756A
Split complementary#756C6A, #74756A
Tetradic#756A74, #75716A, #6A756B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D5D8
Lighter +30%#B9BBBF
Lighter +20%#9EA1A7
Lighter +10%#83878F
Darker −10%#52555A
Darker −20%#3A3C3F
Darker −30%#212325
Darker −40%#09090A
More saturated +25%#4E6691
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R106
G110
B117
Red106 (41.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)4.93%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6E · B 75

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