Colour

#6D6E78

#6D6E78
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6E78 is a grey with RGB values 109, 110, 120 and HSL 235°, 5%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D6E78

RGBrgb(109, 110, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4314, 0.4706

RGB percentages42.7%, 43.1%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(234.5, 4.8%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 9.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK9.2%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,171,704

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6E78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#929187

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6F78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6E78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6B7071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.3 Slate grey · ΔE 8.8 Gray · ΔE 9.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dark grey · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78776D

Analogous#6D7378, #716D78

Triadic#786D6E, #6E786D

Split complementary#78716D, #73786D

Tetradic#786D73, #78776D, #6D7871

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D7DA

Lighter +30%#BCBCC2

Lighter +20%#A1A2AA

Lighter +10%#868792

Darker −10%#55565D

Darker −20%#3C3D43

Darker −30%#242528

Darker −40%#0C0C0D

More saturated +25%#505795

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R109

G110

B120

Red109 (42.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue234.55°

Saturation (HSL)4.8%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 6E · B 78

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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