Colour

#6B6860

#6B6860
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B6860 is a grey with RGB values 107, 104, 96 and HSL 44°, 5%, 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#6B6860

RGBrgb(107, 104, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4078, 0.3765

RGB percentages42%, 40.8%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(43.6, 5.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 10.3%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 10.3%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,039,072

CSS custom property--colour: #6B6860;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#94979F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6860no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6860no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6D6766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5 Gray · ΔE 10.7 Slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Dark grey · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.95, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60636B

Analogous#6B6360, #696B60

Triadic#606B68, #68606B

Split complementary#60696B, #63606B

Tetradic#606B63, #60636B, #6B6069

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECDC9

Lighter +30%#B6B4AE

Lighter +20%#9E9B93

Lighter +10%#868278

Darker −10%#504E48

Darker −20%#353430

Darker −30%#1A1A18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#847447

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R107

G104

B96

Red107 (42%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue43.64°

Saturation (HSL)5.42%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 68 · B 60

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