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Colour

#6C6D72

  • #6C6D72
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C6D72 is a grey with RGB values 108, 109, 114 and HSL 230°, 3%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C6D72#6C6D72
HEX#6C6D72
RGBrgb(108, 109, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4275, 0.4471
RGB percentages42.4%, 42.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(230, 2.7%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 5.3%, 44.7%)
CMYK5.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,105,906
CSS custom property--colour: #6C6D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#93928D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6D72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B6E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.4Gray · ΔE 8.1Slate grey · ΔE 10.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3Dark grey · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.43, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72716C
Analogous#6C7072, #6E6C72
Triadic#726C6D, #6D726C
Split complementary#726E6C, #70726C
Tetradic#726C70, #72716C, #6C726E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D4D6
Lighter +30%#BABABD
Lighter +20%#9FA0A5
Lighter +10%#85868C
Darker −10%#535458
Darker −20%#3A3B3E
Darker −30%#222223
Darker −40%#090909
More saturated +25%#505A8E
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R108
G109
B114
Red108 (42.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)2.7%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 6D · B 72

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