Colour

#6C6960

#6C6960
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C6960 is a grey with RGB values 108, 105, 96 and HSL 45°, 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

#6C6960#6C6960

HEX#6C6960

RGBrgb(108, 105, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4118, 0.3765

RGB percentages42.4%, 41.2%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(45, 5.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 11.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 11.1%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,104,864

CSS custom property--colour: #6C6960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.9 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 black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#93969F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B695Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6960no 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 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 text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.5 Gray · ΔE 10.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Dark grey · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.51, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60636C

Analogous#6C6360, #696C60

Triadic#606C69, #69606C

Split complementary#60696C, #63606C

Tetradic#606C63, #60636C, #6C6069

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFCEC9

Lighter +30%#B7B5AE

Lighter +20%#9F9C93

Lighter +10%#878378

Darker −10%#514F48

Darker −20%#363530

Darker −30%#1B1A18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#867647

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R108

G105

B96

Red108 (42.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)5.88%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 69 · B 60

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