Colour

#6B6B6B

#6B6B6B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B6B6B is a grey with RGB values 107, 107, 107 and HSL 0°, 0%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B6B6B#6B6B6B

HEX#6B6B6B

RGBrgb(107, 107, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4196, 0.4196

RGB percentages42%, 42%, 42%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,039,851

CSS custom property--colour: #6B6B6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#949494

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6B6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6B6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6B6B6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 0.8 Gray · ΔE 8.4 Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Dark grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 0.81, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B6B6B

Analogous#6B6B6B, #6B6B6B

Triadic#6B6B6B, #6B6B6B

Split complementary#6B6B6B, #6B6B6B

Tetradic#6B6B6B, #6B6B6B, #6B6B6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1D1D1

Lighter +30%#B8B8B8

Lighter +20%#9E9E9E

Lighter +10%#858585

Darker −10%#525252

Darker −20%#383838

Darker −30%#1F1F1F

Darker −40%#050505

More saturated +25%#865050

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R107

G107

B107

Red107 (42%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 6B · G 6B · B 6B

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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