Colour

#6D858C

#6D858C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D858C is a cyan with RGB values 109, 133, 140 and HSL 194°, 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#6D858C

RGBrgb(109, 133, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5216, 0.549

RGB percentages42.7%, 52.2%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(193.5, 12.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 22.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK22.1%, 5%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,177,612

CSS custom property--colour: #6D858C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.2 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#927A73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#7B7F8Cno 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 6.6 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 6.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.8 Gray · ΔE 9.6 Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C746D

Analogous#6D8C84, #6D768C

Triadic#8C6D85, #858C6D

Split complementary#8C6D76, #8C846D

Tetradic#846D8C, #8C746D, #768C6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE4E6

Lighter +30%#C2CDD0

Lighter +20%#A6B5B9

Lighter +10%#899DA3

Darker −10%#576A6F

Darker −20%#404F53

Darker −30%#2A3336

Darker −40%#141819

More saturated +25%#4E96AB

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R109

G133

B140

Red109 (42.7%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue193.55°

Saturation (HSL)12.45%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 85 · B 8C

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