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Recognised as Colour

#6A6E78

  • #6A6E78
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6E78 is a grey with RGB values 106, 110, 120 and HSL 223°, 6%, 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

#6A6E78#6A6E78
HEX#6A6E78
RGBrgb(106, 110, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4314, 0.4706
RGB percentages41.6%, 43.1%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(222.9, 6.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 11.7%, 47.1%)
CMYK11.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,975,096
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6E78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#959187

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B6F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A6D78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#677071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.4Slate grey · ΔE 8.3Gray · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78746A
Analogous#6A7578, #6D6A78
Triadic#786A6E, #6E786A
Split complementary#786D6A, #75786A
Tetradic#786A75, #78746A, #6A786D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D6D9
Lighter +30%#B9BCC2
Lighter +20%#9EA2AA
Lighter +10%#838792
Darker −10%#52555D
Darker −20%#3A3C42
Darker −30%#222427
Darker −40%#0A0B0C
More saturated +25%#4E6294
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R106
G110
B120
Red106 (41.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)6.19%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6E · B 78

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