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Recognised as Colour

#6C6874

  • #6C6874
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C6874 is a grey with RGB values 108, 104, 116 and HSL 260°, 5%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C6874#6C6874
HEX#6C6874
RGBrgb(108, 104, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4078, 0.4549
RGB percentages42.4%, 40.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(260, 5.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 10.3%, 45.5%)
CMYK6.9%, 10.3%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,104,628
CSS custom property--colour: #6C6874;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#93978B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666A75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#676A74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6B6A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.4Slate grey · ΔE 11.1Gray · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9Dark grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#707468
Analogous#686A74, #726874
Triadic#746C68, #68746C
Split complementary#747268, #6A7468
Tetradic#74686A, #707468, #687472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D2D6
Lighter +30%#B9B7BE
Lighter +20%#9F9CA6
Lighter +10%#85818E
Darker −10%#535059
Darker −20%#3A383E
Darker −30%#212023
Darker −40%#080808
More saturated +25%#634D90
Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R108
G104
B116
Red108 (42.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)5.45%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 68 · B 74

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