Colour

#6B6756

#6B6756
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B6756 is a yellow with RGB values 107, 103, 86 and HSL 49°, 11%, 38%. 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

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HEX#6B6756

RGBrgb(107, 103, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4039, 0.3373

RGB percentages42%, 40.4%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(48.6, 10.9%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 19.6%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 19.6%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,038,806

CSS custom property--colour: #6B6756;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#9498A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6655no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6757no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6F6462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.3 Gray · ΔE 14.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#565A6B

Analogous#6B5D56, #656B56

Triadic#566B67, #67566B

Split complementary#56656B, #5D566B

Tetradic#566B5D, #565A6B, #6B5665

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDCAC0

Lighter +30%#B6B3A4

Lighter +20%#9F9B88

Lighter +10%#87826D

Darker −10%#4F4C3F

Darker −20%#323129

Darker −30%#161512

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#83763E

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R107

G103

B86

Red107 (42%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue48.57°

Saturation (HSL)10.88%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 67 · B 56

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