Colour

#6A737C

#6A737C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6A737C is a grey with RGB values 106, 115, 124 and HSL 210°, 8%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6A737C#6A737C

HEX#6A737C

RGBrgb(106, 115, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.451, 0.4863

RGB percentages41.6%, 45.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(210, 7.8%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 14.5%, 48.6%)

CMYK14.5%, 7.3%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,976,380

CSS custom property--colour: #6A737C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#958C83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70737Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E717Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#667576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.6 Dim grey · ΔE 7.2 Gray · ΔE 8.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Dark grey · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7C736A

Analogous#6A7C7C, #6A6A7C

Triadic#7C6A73, #737C6A

Split complementary#7C6A6A, #7C7C6A

Tetradic#7C6A7C, #7C736A, #6A7C6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D6D9DC

Lighter +30%#BBC0C4

Lighter +20%#9FA6AD

Lighter +10%#848D95

Darker −10%#525A61

Darker −20%#3B4045

Darker −30%#23272A

Darker −40%#0C0D0E

More saturated +25%#4D7399

Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R106

G115

B124

Red106 (41.6%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)7.83%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 73 · B 7C

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