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Recognised as Colour

#6B5F62

  • #6B5F62
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B5F62 is a grey with RGB values 107, 95, 98 and HSL 345°, 6%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B5F62#6B5F62
HEX#6B5F62
RGBrgb(107, 95, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3725, 0.3843
RGB percentages42%, 37.3%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(345, 5.9%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 11.2%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 8.4%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,036,770
CSS custom property--colour: #6B5F62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#94A09D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606162no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#636362no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6D5E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1Gray · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F6B68
Analogous#6B5F68, #6B625F
Triadic#626B5F, #5F626B
Split complementary#5F6B62, #5F686B
Tetradic#686B5F, #5F6B68, #625F6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC8C9
Lighter +30%#B6ADAF
Lighter +20%#9E9295
Lighter +10%#86777B
Darker −10%#504749
Darker −20%#352F31
Darker −30%#1A1718
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#844655
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R107
G95
B98
Red107 (42%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)5.94%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 5F · B 62

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