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Recognised as Colour

#6A7273

  • #6A7273
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A7273 is a grey with RGB values 106, 114, 115 and HSL 187°, 4%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A7273#6A7273
HEX#6A7273
RGBrgb(106, 114, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4471, 0.451
RGB percentages41.6%, 44.7%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(186.7, 4.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 7.8%, 45.1%)
CMYK7.8%, 0.9%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,976,115
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7273;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#958D8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#687372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.4Gray · ΔE 7Slate grey · ΔE 10.5Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6Dark grey · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.4, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#736B6A
Analogous#6A7370, #6A6E73
Triadic#736A72, #72736A
Split complementary#736A6E, #73706A
Tetradic#706A73, #736B6A, #6E736A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D6D6
Lighter +30%#B8BDBE
Lighter +20%#9EA4A5
Lighter +10%#838C8D
Darker −10%#525858
Darker −20%#393D3E
Darker −30%#212323
Darker −40%#080909
More saturated +25%#4E878F
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R106
G114
B115
Red106 (41.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.07%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 72 · B 73

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