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Recognised as Colour

#6D746C

  • #6D746C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D746C is a grey with RGB values 109, 116, 108 and HSL 113°, 4%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D746C#6D746C
HEX#6D746C
RGBrgb(109, 116, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4549, 0.4235
RGB percentages42.7%, 45.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(112.5, 3.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.5, 6.9%, 45.5%)
CMYK6%, 0%, 6.9%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,173,228
CSS custom property--colour: #6D746C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#928B93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75726Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#73726Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D7372no 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 text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.6Gray · ΔE 7.8Slate grey · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.62, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#736C74
Analogous#71746C, #6C746F
Triadic#6C6D74, #746C6D
Split complementary#6F6C74, #746C71
Tetradic#6C7174, #736C74, #746F6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D7D5
Lighter +30%#BBBFBA
Lighter +20%#A1A6A0
Lighter +10%#868E85
Darker −10%#545A53
Darker −20%#3B3F3B
Darker −30%#232522
Darker −40%#0A0A0A
More saturated +25%#589050
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R109
G116
B108
Red109 (42.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue112.5°
Saturation (HSL)3.57%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G 74 · B 6C

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