Colour

#6D717B

#6D717B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D717B is a grey with RGB values 109, 113, 123 and HSL 223°, 6%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D717B#6D717B

HEX#6D717B

RGBrgb(109, 113, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4431, 0.4824

RGB percentages42.7%, 44.3%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(222.9, 6%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 11.4%, 48.2%)

CMYK11.4%, 8.1%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,172,475

CSS custom property--colour: #6D717B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#928E84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E727Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D707Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6A7374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.9 Slate grey · ΔE 7.5 Gray · ΔE 8.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dark grey · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B776D

Analogous#6D787B, #706D7B

Triadic#7B6D71, #717B6D

Split complementary#7B706D, #787B6D

Tetradic#7B6D78, #7B776D, #6D7B70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8D9DC

Lighter +30%#BDBFC4

Lighter +20%#A2A5AC

Lighter +10%#878B94

Darker −10%#555860

Darker −20%#3D3F45

Darker −30%#25262A

Darker −40%#0D0E0F

More saturated +25%#506598

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R109

G113

B123

Red109 (42.7%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)6.03%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 71 · B 7B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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