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Colour

#6E727E

  • #6E727E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6E727E is a grey with RGB values 110, 114, 126 and HSL 225°, 7%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6E727E#6E727E
HEX#6E727E
RGBrgb(110, 114, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4471, 0.4941
RGB percentages43.1%, 44.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(225, 6.8%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 12.7%, 49.4%)
CMYK12.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,238,270
CSS custom property--colour: #6E727E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#918D81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F737Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E727Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#6A7476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.7Dim grey · ΔE 8.1Gray · ΔE 9.1Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E7A6E
Analogous#6E7A7E, #726E7E
Triadic#7E6E72, #727E6E
Split complementary#7E726E, #7A7E6E
Tetradic#7E6E7A, #7E7A6E, #6E7E72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADBDE
Lighter +30%#BEC0C7
Lighter +20%#A3A6AF
Lighter +10%#888C97
Darker −10%#565963
Darker −20%#3E4148
Darker −30%#27282C
Darker −40%#0F0F11
More saturated +25%#51639B
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R110
G114
B126
Red110 (43.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)6.78%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 72 · B 7E

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