Colour

#6C695D

#6C695D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C695D is a grey with RGB values 108, 105, 93 and HSL 48°, 7%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6C695D

RGBrgb(108, 105, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4118, 0.3647

RGB percentages42.4%, 41.2%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(48, 7.5%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 13.9%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 13.9%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,104,861

CSS custom property--colour: #6C695D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#9396A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C685Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D695Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6F6766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.3 Gray · ΔE 11.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dark grey · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D606C

Analogous#6C625D, #686C5D

Triadic#5D6C69, #695D6C

Split complementary#5D686C, #625D6C

Tetradic#5D6C62, #5D606C, #6C5D68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECDC7

Lighter +30%#B7B4AB

Lighter +20%#9F9C90

Lighter +10%#878475

Darker −10%#514E45

Darker −20%#35342E

Darker −30%#1A1916

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#857844

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R108

G105

B93

Red108 (42.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)7.46%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 69 · B 5D

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Colour values

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