Colour

#6D6F74

#6D6F74
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6F74 is a grey with RGB values 109, 111, 116 and HSL 223°, 3%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D6F74

RGBrgb(109, 111, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4353, 0.4549

RGB percentages42.7%, 43.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(222.9, 3.1%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 6%, 45.5%)

CMYK6%, 4.3%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,171,956

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#92908B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6F74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6C7071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.9 Gray · ΔE 7.4 Slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.88, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74726D

Analogous#6D7374, #6E6D74

Triadic#746D6F, #6F746D

Split complementary#746E6D, #73746D

Tetradic#746D73, #74726D, #6D746E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D6D8

Lighter +30%#BBBCBF

Lighter +20%#A1A2A6

Lighter +10%#86888E

Darker −10%#54565A

Darker −20%#3C3D3F

Darker −30%#232425

Darker −40%#0A0A0B

More saturated +25%#516390

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R109

G111

B116

Red109 (42.7%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)3.11%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 6F · B 74

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Colour values

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