Recognised as Colour

#6E707D

#6E707D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E707D is a grey with RGB values 110, 112, 125 and HSL 232°, 6%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6E707D#6E707D

HEX#6E707D

RGBrgb(110, 112, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4392, 0.4902

RGB percentages43.1%, 43.9%, 49%

HSLhsl(232, 6.4%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232, 12%, 49%)

CMYK12%, 10.4%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,237,757

CSS custom property--colour: #6E707D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#918F82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D717Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C707Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6B7274no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.5 Dim grey · ΔE 8.3 Gray · ΔE 9.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Dark grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D7B6E

Analogous#6E787D, #746E7D

Triadic#7D6E70, #707D6E

Split complementary#7D746E, #787D6E

Tetradic#7D6E78, #7D7B6E, #6E7D74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DADE

Lighter +30%#BEBFC6

Lighter +20%#A3A4AE

Lighter +10%#888A96

Darker −10%#565862

Darker −20%#3E3F47

Darker −30%#26272C

Darker −40%#0F0F10

More saturated +25%#515A9A

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R110

G112

B125

Red110 (43.1%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue232°

Saturation (HSL)6.38%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 70 · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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