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Recognised as Colour

#6A7777

  • #6A7777
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A7777 is a grey with RGB values 106, 119, 119 and HSL 180°, 6%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A7777#6A7777
HEX#6A7777
RGBrgb(106, 119, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4667, 0.4667
RGB percentages41.6%, 46.7%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(180, 5.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 10.9%, 46.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 0%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,977,399
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7777;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#958888

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757677no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#727477no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#667877no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.9Gray · ΔE 6.9Slate grey · ΔE 10.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Cadetblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#776A6A
Analogous#6A7771, #6A7177
Triadic#776A77, #77776A
Split complementary#776A71, #77716A
Tetradic#716A77, #776A6A, #71776A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D9D9
Lighter +30%#B9C1C1
Lighter +20%#9EA9A9
Lighter +10%#839191
Darker −10%#525C5C
Darker −20%#3A4141
Darker −30%#222626
Darker −40%#0A0B0B
More saturated +25%#4E9393
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R106
G119
B119
Red106 (41.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)5.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 77 · B 77

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