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Colour

#6E6868

  • #6E6868
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E6868 is a grey with RGB values 110, 104, 104 and HSL 0°, 3%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E6868#6E6868
HEX#6E6868
RGBrgb(110, 104, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4078, 0.4078
RGB percentages43.1%, 40.8%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(0, 2.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 5.5%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 5.5%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,235,688
CSS custom property--colour: #6E6868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#919797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696968no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A6A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6F6868no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2.5Gray · ΔE 9.4Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.5, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686E6E
Analogous#6E686B, #6E6B68
Triadic#686E68, #68686E
Split complementary#686E6B, #686B6E
Tetradic#6B6E68, #686E6E, #6B686E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D0D0
Lighter +30%#BAB5B5
Lighter +20%#A19B9B
Lighter +10%#888181
Darker −10%#544F4F
Darker −20%#3A3636
Darker −30%#1F1E1E
Darker −40%#050505
More saturated +25%#894D4D
Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R110
G104
B104
Red110 (43.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)2.8%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 68 · B 68

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