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Colour

#6B656D

  • #6B656D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B656D is a grey with RGB values 107, 101, 109 and HSL 285°, 4%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B656D#6B656D
HEX#6B656D
RGBrgb(107, 101, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3961, 0.4275
RGB percentages42%, 39.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(285, 3.8%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 7.3%, 42.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,038,317
CSS custom property--colour: #6B656D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#949A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#64676Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#65676Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6B6668no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.5Gray · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.48, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#676D65
Analogous#67656D, #6D656B
Triadic#6D6B65, #656D6B
Split complementary#6B6D65, #656D67
Tetradic#6D6765, #676D65, #656B6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CDD1
Lighter +30%#B7B3B8
Lighter +20%#9E98A0
Lighter +10%#857E87
Darker −10%#514C53
Darker −20%#373438
Darker −30%#1D1B1E
Darker −40%#030303
More saturated +25%#784B87
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R107
G101
B109
Red107 (42%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)3.81%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 65 · B 6D

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