Colour

#6D6C65

#6D6C65
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6C65 is a grey with RGB values 109, 108, 101 and HSL 53°, 4%, 41%. 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

#6D6C65#6D6C65

HEX#6D6C65

RGBrgb(109, 108, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4235, 0.3961

RGB percentages42.7%, 42.4%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(52.5, 3.8%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 7.3%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 7.3%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,171,173

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6C65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#92939A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6B65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6C65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6E6B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.3 Gray · ΔE 9.1 Slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dark grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.32, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65666D

Analogous#6D6865, #6A6D65

Triadic#656D6C, #6C656D

Split complementary#656A6D, #68656D

Tetradic#656D68, #65666D, #6D656A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1D0CD

Lighter +30%#B8B8B3

Lighter +20%#A09F98

Lighter +10%#87867E

Darker −10%#53524C

Darker −20%#383834

Darker −30%#1E1D1B

Darker −40%#030303

More saturated +25%#87804B

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R109

G108

B101

Red109 (42.7%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)3.81%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 6C · B 65

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