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Recognised as Colour

#6A7370

  • #6A7370
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A7370 is a grey with RGB values 106, 115, 112 and HSL 160°, 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

#6A7370#6A7370
HEX#6A7370
RGBrgb(106, 115, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.451, 0.4392
RGB percentages41.6%, 45.1%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(160, 4.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 7.8%, 45.1%)
CMYK7.8%, 0%, 2.6%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,976,368
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7370;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#958C8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#727270no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#707070no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#687372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.2Gray · ΔE 7.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6Dark grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#736A6D
Analogous#6A736C, #6A7273
Triadic#706A73, #73706A
Split complementary#736A72, #736C6A
Tetradic#6C6A73, #736A6D, #72736A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D6D5
Lighter +30%#B8BEBC
Lighter +20%#9EA5A3
Lighter +10%#838D8A
Darker −10%#525856
Darker −20%#393E3C
Darker −30%#212322
Darker −40%#080909
More saturated +25%#4E8F79
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R106
G115
B112
Red106 (41.6%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)4.07%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G 73 · B 70

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