Colour

#6B6872

#6B6872
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B6872 is a grey with RGB values 107, 104, 114 and HSL 258°, 5%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B6872#6B6872

HEX#6B6872

RGBrgb(107, 104, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4078, 0.4471

RGB percentages42%, 40.8%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(258, 4.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258, 8.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK6.1%, 8.8%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,039,090

CSS custom property--colour: #6B6872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#94978D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666972no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#676972no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6A696Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1 Gray · ΔE 10.9 Slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Dark grey · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F7268

Analogous#686A72, #706872

Triadic#726B68, #68726B

Split complementary#727068, #6A7268

Tetradic#72686A, #6F7268, #687270

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D1D5

Lighter +30%#B8B6BD

Lighter +20%#9E9CA4

Lighter +10%#84818C

Darker −10%#525057

Darker −20%#39373D

Darker −30%#201F22

Darker −40%#070707

More saturated +25%#604D8D

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R107

G104

B114

Red107 (42%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue258°

Saturation (HSL)4.59%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 68 · B 72

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Colour values

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