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Colour

#6C6C6C

  • #6C6C6C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C6C6C is a grey with RGB values 108, 108, 108 and HSL 0°, 0%, 42%. 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

#6C6C6C#6C6C6C
HEX#6C6C6C
RGBrgb(108, 108, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4235, 0.4235
RGB percentages42.4%, 42.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,105,644
CSS custom property--colour: #6C6C6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#939393

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6C6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#6C6C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 1.2Gray · ΔE 8Slate grey · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.9Dark grey · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 1.22, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C6C6C
Analogous#6C6C6C, #6C6C6C
Triadic#6C6C6C, #6C6C6C
Split complementary#6C6C6C, #6C6C6C
Tetradic#6C6C6C, #6C6C6C, #6C6C6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D2D2
Lighter +30%#B8B8B8
Lighter +20%#9F9F9F
Lighter +10%#868686
Darker −10%#525252
Darker −20%#393939
Darker −30%#1F1F1F
Darker −40%#060606
More saturated +25%#875151
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R108
G108
B108
Red108 (42.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR 6C · G 6C · B 6C

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