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Recognised as Colour

#6D616A

  • #6D616A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D616A is a grey with RGB values 109, 97, 106 and HSL 315°, 6%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D616A#6D616A
HEX#6D616A
RGBrgb(109, 97, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3804, 0.4157
RGB percentages42.7%, 38%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(315, 5.8%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 11%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 2.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,168,362
CSS custom property--colour: #6D616A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#929E95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61636Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#64656Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6E6164no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6Gray · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.5Rosy brown · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616D64
Analogous#6A616D, #6D6164
Triadic#6A6D61, #616A6D
Split complementary#646D61, #616D6A
Tetradic#6D6A61, #616D64, #61646D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CACE
Lighter +30%#B8AFB6
Lighter +20%#A0949D
Lighter +10%#887984
Darker −10%#524950
Darker −20%#373136
Darker −30%#1C191B
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#874777
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R109
G97
B106
Red109 (42.7%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)5.83%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 61 · B 6A

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