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Colour

#6B6C6D

  • #6B6C6D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B6C6D is a grey with RGB values 107, 108, 109 and HSL 210°, 1%, 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

#6B6C6D#6B6C6D
HEX#6B6C6D
RGBrgb(107, 108, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4235, 0.4275
RGB percentages42%, 42.4%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(210, 0.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 1.8%, 42.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 0.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,040,109
CSS custom property--colour: #6B6C6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#949392

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6C6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#6B6C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 1.4Gray · ΔE 8Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6Dark grey · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 1.36, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6C6B
Analogous#6B6D6D, #6B6B6D
Triadic#6D6B6C, #6C6D6B
Split complementary#6D6B6B, #6D6D6B
Tetradic#6D6B6D, #6D6C6B, #6B6D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D2D2
Lighter +30%#B8B8B9
Lighter +20%#9E9FA0
Lighter +10%#848687
Darker −10%#525253
Darker −20%#38393A
Darker −30%#1F1F20
Darker −40%#060606
More saturated +25%#506C88
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R107
G108
B109
Red107 (42%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)0.93%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 6C · B 6D

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