Colour

#6C695E

#6C695E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C695E is a grey with RGB values 108, 105, 94 and HSL 47°, 7%, 40%. 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#6C695E

RGBrgb(108, 105, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4118, 0.3686

RGB percentages42.4%, 41.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(47.1, 6.9%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 13%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 13%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,104,862

CSS custom property--colour: #6C695E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 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#9396A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C685Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C695Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6E6766no 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 text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7 Gray · ΔE 11.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Dark grey · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E616C

Analogous#6C625E, #686C5E

Triadic#5E6C69, #695E6C

Split complementary#5E686C, #625E6C

Tetradic#5E6C62, #5E616C, #6C5E68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFCDC7

Lighter +30%#B7B5AC

Lighter +20%#9F9C91

Lighter +10%#878476

Darker −10%#514E46

Darker −20%#35342F

Darker −30%#1A1917

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#857745

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R108

G105

B94

Red108 (42.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)6.93%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 69 · B 5E

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Colour values

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