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Colour

#6D7978

  • #6D7978
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#6D7978 is a grey with RGB values 109, 121, 120 and HSL 175°, 5%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#6D7978#6D7978
HEX#6D7978
RGBrgb(109, 121, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4745, 0.4706
RGB percentages42.7%, 47.5%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(175, 5.2%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175, 9.9%, 47.5%)
CMYK9.9%, 0%, 0.8%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,174,520
CSS custom property--colour: #6D7978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#928687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#777878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#757678no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6A7A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.1Dim grey · ΔE 7.2Slate grey · ΔE 10.4Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#796D6E
Analogous#6D7972, #6D7479
Triadic#786D79, #79786D
Split complementary#796D74, #79726D
Tetradic#726D79, #796D6E, #74796D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DBDB
Lighter +30%#BCC3C2
Lighter +20%#A1ABAA
Lighter +10%#879291
Darker −10%#555E5D
Darker −20%#3D4343
Darker −30%#242928
Darker −40%#0C0E0E
More saturated +25%#509690
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R109
G121
B120
Red109 (42.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue175°
Saturation (HSL)5.22%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G 79 · B 78

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