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Colour

#6A756D

  • #6A756D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A756D is a grey with RGB values 106, 117, 109 and HSL 136°, 5%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A756D#6A756D
HEX#6A756D
RGBrgb(106, 117, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4588, 0.4275
RGB percentages41.6%, 45.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(136.4, 4.9%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.4, 9.4%, 45.9%)
CMYK9.4%, 0%, 6.8%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,976,877
CSS custom property--colour: #6A756D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#958A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75736Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#73726Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#697573no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.5Gray · ΔE 8.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#756A72
Analogous#6D756A, #6A7572
Triadic#6D6A75, #756D6A
Split complementary#726A75, #756A6D
Tetradic#6A6D75, #756A72, #75726A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D8D5
Lighter +30%#B9BFBA
Lighter +20%#9EA7A0
Lighter +10%#838F86
Darker −10%#525A54
Darker −20%#3A3F3B
Darker −30%#212522
Darker −40%#090A09
More saturated +25%#4E9160
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R106
G117
B109
Red106 (41.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue136.36°
Saturation (HSL)4.93%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G 75 · B 6D

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