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Recognised as Colour

#6C706B

  • #6C706B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C706B is a grey with RGB values 108, 112, 107 and HSL 108°, 2%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C706B#6C706B
HEX#6C706B
RGBrgb(108, 112, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4392, 0.4196
RGB percentages42.4%, 43.9%, 42%
HSLhsl(108, 2.3%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108, 4.5%, 43.9%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 4.5%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,106,667
CSS custom property--colour: #6C706B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#938F94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#706F6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#706F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6C706Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.1Gray · ΔE 7.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F6B70
Analogous#6F706B, #6B706D
Triadic#6B6C70, #706B6C
Split complementary#6D6B70, #706B6F
Tetradic#6B6F70, #6F6B70, #706D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D4D3
Lighter +30%#B9BCB8
Lighter +20%#9FA39E
Lighter +10%#858A84
Darker −10%#535652
Darker −20%#3A3C39
Darker −30%#212220
Darker −40%#070807
More saturated +25%#5C8B50
Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R108
G112
B107
Red108 (42.4%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue108°
Saturation (HSL)2.28%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G 70 · B 6B

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