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Recognised as Colour

#6D6263

  • #6D6263
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6263 is a grey with RGB values 109, 98, 99 and HSL 355°, 5%, 41%. 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

#6D6263#6D6263
HEX#6D6263
RGBrgb(109, 98, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3843, 0.3882
RGB percentages42.7%, 38.4%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(354.5, 5.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 10.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 9.2%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,168,611
CSS custom property--colour: #6D6263;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#929D9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#646363no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#666563no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6F6162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5Gray · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#626D6C
Analogous#6D6269, #6D6762
Triadic#636D62, #62636D
Split complementary#626D67, #62696D
Tetradic#696D62, #626D6C, #66626D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CBCB
Lighter +30%#B8B0B1
Lighter +20%#A09596
Lighter +10%#887A7C
Darker −10%#524A4B
Darker −20%#373232
Darker −30%#1C1A1A
Darker −40%#020101
More saturated +25%#87484E
Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R109
G98
B99
Red109 (42.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue354.55°
Saturation (HSL)5.31%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 62 · B 63

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