Recognised as Colour

#6E7381

#6E7381
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E7381 is a grey with RGB values 110, 115, 129 and HSL 224°, 8%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E7381

RGBrgb(110, 115, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.451, 0.5059

RGB percentages43.1%, 45.1%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(224.2, 7.9%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 14.7%, 50.6%)

CMYK14.7%, 10.9%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,238,529

CSS custom property--colour: #6E7381;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#918C7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F7482no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7281no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6A7677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.7 Dim grey · ΔE 9.3 Gray · ΔE 9.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22 Dark grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#817C6E

Analogous#6E7C81, #736E81

Triadic#816E73, #73816E

Split complementary#81726E, #7C816E

Tetradic#816E7C, #817C6E, #6E8172

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDCE0

Lighter +30%#BFC2C9

Lighter +20%#A4A7B1

Lighter +10%#888D9A

Darker −10%#575A65

Darker −20%#3F424A

Darker −30%#28292E

Darker −40%#101113

More saturated +25%#50659F

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R110

G115

B129

Red110 (43.1%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue224.21°

Saturation (HSL)7.95%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 73 · B 81

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