Colour

#6D858B

#6D858B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D858B is a cyan with RGB values 109, 133, 139 and HSL 192°, 12%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D858B

RGBrgb(109, 133, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5216, 0.5451

RGB percentages42.7%, 52.2%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(192, 12.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192, 21.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK21.6%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,177,611

CSS custom property--colour: #6D858B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#927A74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80838Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7F8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#648887no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.3 Gray · ΔE 9.4 Dim grey · ΔE 13.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B736D

Analogous#6D8B82, #6D768B

Triadic#8B6D85, #858B6D

Split complementary#8B6D76, #8B826D

Tetradic#826D8B, #8B736D, #768B6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE4E6

Lighter +30%#C2CCCF

Lighter +20%#A5B5B9

Lighter +10%#899DA2

Darker −10%#576A6E

Darker −20%#404E52

Darker −30%#2A3335

Darker −40%#131819

More saturated +25%#4E98AA

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R109

G133

B139

Red109 (42.7%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue192°

Saturation (HSL)12.1%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 85 · B 8B

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Colour values

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