Colour

#6B685F

#6B685F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B685F is a grey with RGB values 107, 104, 95 and HSL 45°, 6%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B685F

RGBrgb(107, 104, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4078, 0.3725

RGB percentages42%, 40.8%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(45, 5.9%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 11.2%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 11.2%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,039,071

CSS custom property--colour: #6B685F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#9497A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A685Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B685Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6D6665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.5 Gray · ΔE 11 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Dark grey · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F626B

Analogous#6B625F, #686B5F

Triadic#5F6B68, #685F6B

Split complementary#5F686B, #625F6B

Tetradic#5F6B62, #5F626B, #6B5F68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECDC8

Lighter +30%#B6B4AD

Lighter +20%#9E9B92

Lighter +10%#868277

Darker −10%#504E47

Darker −20%#35332F

Darker −30%#1A1917

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#847546

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R107

G104

B95

Red107 (42%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)5.94%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 68 · B 5F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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