Colour

#6D7169

#6D7169
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D7169 is a grey with RGB values 109, 113, 105 and HSL 90°, 4%, 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

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HEX#6D7169

RGBrgb(109, 113, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4431, 0.4118

RGB percentages42.7%, 44.3%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(90, 3.7%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 7.1%, 44.3%)

CMYK3.5%, 0%, 7.1%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,172,457

CSS custom property--colour: #6D7169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16081WCAG 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 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#928E96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727069no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#717069no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6D706Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.7 Gray · ΔE 8.2 Slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D6971

Analogous#717169, #697169

Triadic#696D71, #71696D

Split complementary#696971, #716971

Tetradic#697171, #6D6971, #716969

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D5D1

Lighter +30%#BABCB7

Lighter +20%#A0A39D

Lighter +10%#868B82

Darker −10%#535750

Darker −20%#3A3C38

Darker −30%#20221F

Darker −40%#070707

More saturated +25%#6D8C4E

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R109

G113

B105

Red109 (42.7%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)3.67%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G 71 · B 69

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