Recognised as Colour

#6D6D55

#6D6D55
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6D55 is a yellow with RGB values 109, 109, 85 and HSL 60°, 12%, 38%. 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

#6D6D55#6D6D55

HEX#6D6D55

RGBrgb(109, 109, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4275, 0.3333

RGB percentages42.7%, 42.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(60, 12.4%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 22%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 22%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,171,413

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6D55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#9292AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716B54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#726C56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#716A66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.2 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55556D

Analogous#6D6155, #616D55

Triadic#556D6D, #6D556D

Split complementary#55616D, #61556D

Tetradic#556D61, #55556D, #6D5561

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECEC0

Lighter +30%#B8B8A3

Lighter +20%#A1A187

Lighter +10%#8A8A6B

Darker −10%#50503F

Darker −20%#343428

Darker −30%#171712

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#85853D

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R109

G109

B85

Red109 (42.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)12.37%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 6D · G 6D · B 55

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Colour values

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