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Colour

#6D685E

  • #6D685E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D685E is a grey with RGB values 109, 104, 94 and HSL 40°, 7%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D685E#6D685E
HEX#6D685E
RGBrgb(109, 104, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4078, 0.3686
RGB percentages42.7%, 40.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(40, 7.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 13.8%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 13.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,170,142
CSS custom property--colour: #6D685E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9297A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B685Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C695Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#706665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.3Gray · ΔE 11.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E636D
Analogous#6D615E, #6A6D5E
Triadic#5E6D68, #685E6D
Split complementary#5E6B6D, #615E6D
Tetradic#5E6D61, #5E636D, #6D5E6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFCDC8
Lighter +30%#B8B4AC
Lighter +20%#A09B91
Lighter +10%#888276
Darker −10%#524E46
Darker −20%#36342F
Darker −30%#1B1A17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#867045
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R109
G104
B94
Red109 (42.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)7.39%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 68 · B 5E

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