Colour

#6E7079

#6E7079
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6E7079 is a grey with RGB values 110, 112, 121 and HSL 229°, 5%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E7079

RGBrgb(110, 112, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4392, 0.4745

RGB percentages43.1%, 43.9%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(229.1, 4.8%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 9.1%, 47.5%)

CMYK9.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,237,753

CSS custom property--colour: #6E7079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#918F86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7179no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7079no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6C7273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1 Gray · ΔE 8.2 Slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dark grey · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79776E

Analogous#6E7679, #726E79

Triadic#796E70, #70796E

Split complementary#79726E, #76796E

Tetradic#796E76, #79776E, #6E7972

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8D8DB

Lighter +30%#BDBEC3

Lighter +20%#A2A4AB

Lighter +10%#888A92

Darker −10%#56575E

Darker −20%#3D3F44

Darker −30%#252629

Darker −40%#0D0D0E

More saturated +25%#515E96

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R110

G112

B121

Red110 (43.1%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue229.09°

Saturation (HSL)4.76%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 70 · B 79

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