Colour

#6C695F

#6C695F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C695F is a grey with RGB values 108, 105, 95 and HSL 46°, 6%, 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

#6C695F#6C695F

HEX#6C695F

RGBrgb(108, 105, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4118, 0.3725

RGB percentages42.4%, 41.2%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(46.2, 6.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 12%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 12%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,104,863

CSS custom property--colour: #6C695F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#9396A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B685Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C695Fno 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 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1 Gray · ΔE 11 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dark grey · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F626C

Analogous#6C635F, #696C5F

Triadic#5F6C69, #695F6C

Split complementary#5F696C, #635F6C

Tetradic#5F6C62, #5F626C, #6C5F69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFCDC8

Lighter +30%#B7B5AD

Lighter +20%#9F9C92

Lighter +10%#878377

Darker −10%#514F47

Darker −20%#36342F

Darker −30%#1B1A17

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#857746

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R108

G105

B95

Red108 (42.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue46.15°

Saturation (HSL)6.4%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 69 · B 5F

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