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Colour

#6C747C

  • #6C747C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6C747C is a grey with RGB values 108, 116, 124 and HSL 210°, 7%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6C747C#6C747C
HEX#6C747C
RGBrgb(108, 116, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4549, 0.4863
RGB percentages42.4%, 45.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(210, 6.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 12.9%, 48.6%)
CMYK12.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,107,708
CSS custom property--colour: #6C747C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#938B83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71747Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F727Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#687676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.8Dim grey · ΔE 6.9Gray · ΔE 7.6Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2Dark grey · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C746C
Analogous#6C7C7C, #6C6C7C
Triadic#7C6C74, #747C6C
Split complementary#7C6C6C, #7C7C6C
Tetradic#7C6C7C, #7C746C, #6C7C6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DADD
Lighter +30%#BCC1C5
Lighter +20%#A1A7AD
Lighter +10%#868E95
Darker −10%#545B61
Darker −20%#3D4145
Darker −30%#25282A
Darker −40%#0D0E0F
More saturated +25%#4F7499
Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R108
G116
B124
Red108 (42.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)6.9%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 74 · B 7C

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