Colour

#6E6C64

#6E6C64
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6E6C64 is a grey with RGB values 110, 108, 100 and HSL 48°, 5%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E6C64#6E6C64

HEX#6E6C64

RGBrgb(110, 108, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4235, 0.3922

RGB percentages43.1%, 42.4%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(48, 4.8%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 9.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 1.8%, 9.1%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,236,708

CSS custom property--colour: #6E6C64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#91939B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6B64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6C64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#706B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5 Gray · ΔE 9.3 Slate grey · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 19 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Dark grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.95, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64666E

Analogous#6E6764, #6B6E64

Triadic#646E6C, #6C646E

Split complementary#646B6E, #67646E

Tetradic#646E67, #64666E, #6E646B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1D0CD

Lighter +30%#B9B8B2

Lighter +20%#A19F97

Lighter +10%#88867D

Darker −10%#53524C

Darker −20%#393833

Darker −30%#1E1D1B

Darker −40%#030303

More saturated +25%#887C4A

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R110

G108

B100

Red110 (43.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)4.76%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 6C · B 64

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Colour values

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