Colour

#6D706F

#6D706F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D706F is a grey with RGB values 109, 112, 111 and HSL 160°, 1%, 43%. 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

#6D706F#6D706F

HEX#6D706F

RGBrgb(109, 112, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4392, 0.4353

RGB percentages42.7%, 43.9%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(160, 1.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 2.7%, 43.9%)

CMYK2.7%, 0%, 0.9%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,172,207

CSS custom property--colour: #6D706F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15987WCAG 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 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#928F90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70706Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6C7070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2.9 Gray · ΔE 6.8 Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dark grey · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.88, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#706D6E

Analogous#6D706E, #6D7070

Triadic#6F6D70, #706F6D

Split complementary#706D70, #706E6D

Tetradic#6E6D70, #706D6E, #70706D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4D5D5

Lighter +30%#BABCBB

Lighter +20%#A0A3A2

Lighter +10%#868A89

Darker −10%#545655

Darker −20%#3B3C3C

Darker −30%#222222

Darker −40%#080909

More saturated +25%#518C78

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R109

G112

B111

Red109 (42.7%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)1.36%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G 70 · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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