Colour

#6C7073

#6C7073
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C7073 is a grey with RGB values 108, 112, 115 and HSL 206°, 3%, 44%. 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

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HEX#6C7073

RGBrgb(108, 112, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4392, 0.451

RGB percentages42.4%, 43.9%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(205.7, 3.1%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 6.1%, 45.1%)

CMYK6.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,106,675

CSS custom property--colour: #6C7073;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#938F8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F7073no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6F73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6A7171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.5 Gray · ΔE 7 Slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dark grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.5, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#736F6C

Analogous#6C7373, #6C6D73

Triadic#736C70, #70736C

Split complementary#736C6D, #73736C

Tetradic#736C73, #736F6C, #6D736C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4D6D7

Lighter +30%#BABCBE

Lighter +20%#A0A3A5

Lighter +10%#858A8D

Darker −10%#535659

Darker −20%#3B3D3E

Darker −30%#222324

Darker −40%#090A0A

More saturated +25%#50748F

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R108

G112

B115

Red108 (42.4%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue205.71°

Saturation (HSL)3.14%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 70 · B 73

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