Recognised as Colour

#6C6C59

#6C6C59
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C6C59 is a yellow with RGB values 108, 108, 89 and HSL 60°, 10%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C6C59#6C6C59

HEX#6C6C59

RGBrgb(108, 108, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4235, 0.349

RGB percentages42.4%, 42.4%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(60, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 17.6%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,105,625

CSS custom property--colour: #6C6C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#9393A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#706B5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6F6967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.3 Gray · ΔE 14.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59596C

Analogous#6C6259, #626C59

Triadic#596C6C, #6C596C

Split complementary#59626C, #62596C

Tetradic#596C62, #59596C, #6C5962

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECEC3

Lighter +30%#B7B7A7

Lighter +20%#A0A08B

Lighter +10%#888870

Darker −10%#505042

Darker −20%#34342B

Darker −30%#181814

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#858540

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R108

G108

B89

Red108 (42.4%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)9.64%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 6C · G 6C · B 59

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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