Colour

#6D6971

#6D6971
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6971 is a grey with RGB values 109, 105, 113 and HSL 270°, 4%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D6971

RGBrgb(109, 105, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4118, 0.4431

RGB percentages42.7%, 41.2%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(270, 3.7%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 7.1%, 44.3%)

CMYK3.5%, 7.1%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,170,417

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6971;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#92968E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686A71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#696B71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6D6A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.1 Gray · ΔE 10 Slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.09, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D7169

Analogous#696971, #716971

Triadic#716D69, #69716D

Split complementary#717169, #697169

Tetradic#716969, #6D7169, #697171

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D1D5

Lighter +30%#BAB7BC

Lighter +20%#A09DA3

Lighter +10%#86828B

Darker −10%#535057

Darker −20%#3A383C

Darker −30%#201F22

Darker −40%#070707

More saturated +25%#6D4E8C

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R109

G105

B113

Red109 (42.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)3.67%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 69 · B 71

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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