Colour

#6B6D6B

#6B6D6B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B6D6B is a grey with RGB values 107, 109, 107 and HSL 120°, 1%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B6D6B#6B6D6B

HEX#6B6D6B

RGBrgb(107, 109, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4275, 0.4196

RGB percentages42%, 42.7%, 42%

HSLhsl(120, 0.9%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 1.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK1.8%, 0%, 1.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,040,363

CSS custom property--colour: #6B6D6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#949294

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6D6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6C6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6B6D6Cno 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 text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2 Gray · ΔE 7.9 Slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.01, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D6B6D

Analogous#6C6D6B, #6B6D6C

Triadic#6B6B6D, #6D6B6B

Split complementary#6C6B6D, #6D6B6C

Tetradic#6B6C6D, #6D6B6D, #6D6C6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D2D2

Lighter +30%#B8B9B8

Lighter +20%#9EA09E

Lighter +10%#848784

Darker −10%#525352

Darker −20%#383A38

Darker −30%#1F201F

Darker −40%#060606

More saturated +25%#508850

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R107

G109

B107

Red107 (42%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)0.93%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6B · G 6D · B 6B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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