Recognised as Colour

#6C6463

#6C6463
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C6463 is a grey with RGB values 108, 100, 99 and HSL 7°, 4%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6C6463

RGBrgb(108, 100, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3922, 0.3882

RGB percentages42.4%, 39.2%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(6.7, 4.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 8.3%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 8.3%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,103,587

CSS custom property--colour: #6C6463;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#939B9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656563no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#676663no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6E6364no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.7 Gray · ΔE 11.1 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.68, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#636B6C

Analogous#6C6367, #6C6963

Triadic#636C64, #64636C

Split complementary#636C69, #63676C

Tetradic#676C63, #636B6C, #69636C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0CCCB

Lighter +30%#B7B1B1

Lighter +20%#9F9796

Lighter +10%#867D7C

Darker −10%#514B4B

Darker −20%#373332

Darker −30%#1C1A1A

Darker −40%#020101

More saturated +25%#865049

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R108

G100

B99

Red108 (42.4%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue6.67°

Saturation (HSL)4.35%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 64 · B 63

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