Colour

#6D6957

#6D6957
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6957 is a yellow with RGB values 109, 105, 87 and HSL 49°, 11%, 38%. 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

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HEX#6D6957

RGBrgb(109, 105, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4118, 0.3412

RGB percentages42.7%, 41.2%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(49.1, 11.2%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 20.2%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 20.2%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,170,391

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6957;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#9296A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6856no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6958no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#716664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.8 Gray · ΔE 14.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#575B6D

Analogous#6D5E57, #666D57

Triadic#576D69, #69576D

Split complementary#57666D, #5E576D

Tetradic#576D5E, #575B6D, #6D5766

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CECCC2

Lighter +30%#B8B4A5

Lighter +20%#A19D89

Lighter +10%#89846E

Darker −10%#514E40

Darker −20%#34322A

Darker −30%#181713

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#85793E

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R109

G105

B87

Red109 (42.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)11.22%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 69 · B 57

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