Colour

#6D737E

#6D737E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D737E is a grey with RGB values 109, 115, 126 and HSL 219°, 7%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D737E

RGBrgb(109, 115, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.451, 0.4941

RGB percentages42.7%, 45.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(218.8, 7.2%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 13.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK13.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,172,990

CSS custom property--colour: #6D737E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#928C81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70737Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E727Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#697576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.3 Dim grey · ΔE 7.8 Gray · ΔE 8.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E786D

Analogous#6D7C7E, #6F6D7E

Triadic#7E6D73, #737E6D

Split complementary#7E6F6D, #7C7E6D

Tetradic#7E6D7C, #7E786D, #6D7E70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DBDE

Lighter +30%#BEC1C6

Lighter +20%#A2A7AF

Lighter +10%#878D97

Darker −10%#555A63

Darker −20%#3E4147

Darker −30%#26282C

Darker −40%#0E0F11

More saturated +25%#506A9B

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R109

G115

B126

Red109 (42.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue218.82°

Saturation (HSL)7.23%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 73 · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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