Colour

#6D695C

#6D695C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D695C is a yellow with RGB values 109, 105, 92 and HSL 46°, 8%, 39%. 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#6D695C

RGBrgb(109, 105, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4118, 0.3608

RGB percentages42.7%, 41.2%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(45.9, 8.5%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 15.6%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 15.6%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,170,396

CSS custom property--colour: #6D695C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#9296A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C685Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6A5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#706765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.9 Gray · ΔE 12.1 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Dark grey · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C606D

Analogous#6D615C, #696D5C

Triadic#5C6D69, #695C6D

Split complementary#5C696D, #615C6D

Tetradic#5C6D61, #5C606D, #6D5C69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFCDC6

Lighter +30%#B8B4AA

Lighter +20%#A09C8F

Lighter +10%#898473

Darker −10%#514E45

Darker −20%#36342D

Darker −30%#1A1916

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#867643

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R109

G105

B92

Red109 (42.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue45.88°

Saturation (HSL)8.46%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 69 · B 5C

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