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Recognised as Colour

#6E6660

  • #6E6660
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E6660 is a grey with RGB values 110, 102, 96 and HSL 26°, 7%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E6660#6E6660
HEX#6E6660
RGBrgb(110, 102, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4, 0.3765
RGB percentages43.1%, 40%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(25.7, 6.8%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 12.7%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 12.7%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,235,168
CSS custom property--colour: #6E6660;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#91999F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#686660no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A6860no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#716464no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5Gray · ΔE 11Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60686E
Analogous#6E6061, #6E6D60
Triadic#606E66, #66606E
Split complementary#606E6D, #60616E
Tetradic#616E60, #60686E, #6D606E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CDCA
Lighter +30%#B9B3AE
Lighter +20%#A19993
Lighter +10%#897F78
Darker −10%#534D48
Darker −20%#383330
Darker −30%#1C1A19
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#886246
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R110
G102
B96
Red110 (43.1%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue25.71°
Saturation (HSL)6.8%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 66 · B 60

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