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Recognised as Colour

#6D6979

  • #6D6979
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6979 is a grey with RGB values 109, 105, 121 and HSL 255°, 7%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D6979#6D6979
HEX#6D6979
RGBrgb(109, 105, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4118, 0.4745
RGB percentages42.7%, 41.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(255, 7.1%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 13.2%, 47.5%)
CMYK9.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,170,425
CSS custom property--colour: #6D6979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#929686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666B7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#666B79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6B6B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 10.6Gray · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3Dark grey · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#757969
Analogous#696D79, #756979
Triadic#796D69, #69796D
Split complementary#797569, #6D7969
Tetradic#79696D, #757969, #697975

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D4DA
Lighter +30%#BBB9C2
Lighter +20%#A19EAA
Lighter +10%#868293
Darker −10%#54515E
Darker −20%#3C3A42
Darker −30%#232227
Darker −40%#0B0A0C
More saturated +25%#5F4D95
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R109
G105
B121
Red109 (42.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)7.08%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 69 · B 79

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