Colour

#6D8384

#6D8384
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#6D8384 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 131, 132 and HSL 183°, 10%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#6D8384

RGBrgb(109, 131, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5137, 0.5176

RGB percentages42.7%, 51.4%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(182.6, 9.5%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.6, 17.4%, 51.8%)

CMYK17.4%, 0.8%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,177,092

CSS custom property--colour: #6D8384;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#927C7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808184no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7D84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#668583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.3 Slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 10 Dim grey · ΔE 12 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1 Dark grey · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#846E6D

Analogous#6D847A, #6D7784

Triadic#846D83, #83846D

Split complementary#846D77, #847A6D

Tetradic#7A6D84, #846E6D, #77846D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBE1E2

Lighter +30%#BFCACB

Lighter +20%#A4B3B3

Lighter +10%#889B9C

Darker −10%#566768

Darker −20%#3F4C4C

Darker −30%#283030

Darker −40%#111414

More saturated +25%#4F9FA2

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R109

G131

B132

Red109 (42.7%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue182.61°

Saturation (HSL)9.54%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 83 · B 84

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