Colour

#6B7278

#6B7278
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B7278 is a grey with RGB values 107, 114, 120 and HSL 208°, 6%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B7278

RGBrgb(107, 114, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4471, 0.4706

RGB percentages42%, 44.7%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(207.7, 5.7%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 10.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK10.8%, 5%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,041,656

CSS custom property--colour: #6B7278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#948D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707278no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7078no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#687374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.5 Gray · ΔE 7.4 Slate grey · ΔE 8.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Dark grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.48, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78716B

Analogous#6B7877, #6B6C78

Triadic#786B72, #72786B

Split complementary#786B6C, #78786B

Tetradic#776B78, #78716B, #6C786B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D8DA

Lighter +30%#BABEC2

Lighter +20%#9FA5AA

Lighter +10%#848C92

Darker −10%#53585D

Darker −20%#3B3F42

Darker −30%#232527

Darker −40%#0B0C0C

More saturated +25%#4F7494

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R107

G114

B120

Red107 (42%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue207.69°

Saturation (HSL)5.73%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 72 · B 78

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Colour values

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