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Recognised as Colour

#6D665D

  • #6D665D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D665D is a grey with RGB values 109, 102, 93 and HSL 34°, 8%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D665D#6D665D
HEX#6D665D
RGBrgb(109, 102, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4, 0.3647
RGB percentages42.7%, 40%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(33.8, 7.9%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.8, 14.7%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 14.7%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,169,629
CSS custom property--colour: #6D665D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#9299A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69665Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A685Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#706463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.2Gray · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D646D
Analogous#6D5E5D, #6C6D5D
Triadic#5D6D66, #665D6D
Split complementary#5D6C6D, #5E5D6D
Tetradic#5D6D5E, #5D646D, #6D5D6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFCCC7
Lighter +30%#B8B2AB
Lighter +20%#A09990
Lighter +10%#898074
Darker −10%#514C46
Darker −20%#36322E
Darker −30%#1A1917
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#866944
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R109
G102
B93
Red109 (42.7%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue33.75°
Saturation (HSL)7.92%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 66 · B 5D

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