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Recognised as Colour

#6E6060

  • #6E6060
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E6060 is a grey with RGB values 110, 96, 96 and HSL 0°, 7%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E6060#6E6060
HEX#6E6060
RGBrgb(110, 96, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3765, 0.3765
RGB percentages43.1%, 37.6%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(0, 6.8%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 12.7%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 12.7%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,233,632
CSS custom property--colour: #6E6060;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#919F9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626260no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#656460no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#715F60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.4Gray · ΔE 13Slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#606E6E
Analogous#6E6067, #6E6760
Triadic#606E60, #60606E
Split complementary#606E67, #60676E
Tetradic#676E60, #606E6E, #67606E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CACA
Lighter +30%#B9AEAE
Lighter +20%#A19393
Lighter +10%#897878
Darker −10%#534848
Darker −20%#383030
Darker −30%#1C1919
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#884646
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R110
G96
B96
Red110 (43.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)6.8%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 60 · B 60

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