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Recognised as Colour

#6B6266

  • #6B6266
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B6266 is a grey with RGB values 107, 98, 102 and HSL 333°, 4%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B6266#6B6266
HEX#6B6266
RGBrgb(107, 98, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3843, 0.4
RGB percentages42%, 38.4%, 40%
HSLhsl(333.3, 4.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 8.4%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 4.7%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,037,542
CSS custom property--colour: #6B6266;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#949D99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#636366no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#656566no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6D6263no 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 text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.9Gray · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.86, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#626B67
Analogous#6B626B, #6B6362
Triadic#666B62, #62666B
Split complementary#626B63, #626B6B
Tetradic#6B6B62, #626B67, #62626B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFCACC
Lighter +30%#B6B0B3
Lighter +20%#9E9599
Lighter +10%#867A7F
Darker −10%#504A4D
Darker −20%#363133
Darker −30%#1B191A
Darker −40%#010000
More saturated +25%#854863
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R107
G98
B102
Red107 (42%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue333.33°
Saturation (HSL)4.39%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 62 · B 66

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