Colour

#6E717C

#6E717C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6E717C is a grey with RGB values 110, 113, 124 and HSL 227°, 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 Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E717C#6E717C

HEX#6E717C

RGBrgb(110, 113, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4431, 0.4863

RGB percentages43.1%, 44.3%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(227.1, 6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 11.3%, 48.6%)

CMYK11.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,238,012

CSS custom property--colour: #6E717C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#918E83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E727Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D717Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6B7374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.4 Slate grey · ΔE 7.4 Gray · ΔE 8.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 10 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C796E

Analogous#6E787C, #726E7C

Triadic#7C6E71, #717C6E

Split complementary#7C726E, #787C6E

Tetradic#7C6E78, #7C796E, #6E7C72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DADD

Lighter +30%#BEBFC5

Lighter +20%#A3A5AD

Lighter +10%#888B95

Darker −10%#565861

Darker −20%#3E4046

Darker −30%#26272B

Darker −40%#0E0E10

More saturated +25%#516099

Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R110

G113

B124

Red110 (43.1%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue227.14°

Saturation (HSL)5.98%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 71 · B 7C

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