Recognised as Colour

#6F596F

#6F596F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6F596F is a magenta with RGB values 111, 89, 111 and HSL 300°, 11%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6F596F#6F596F

HEX#6F596F

RGBrgb(111, 89, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.349, 0.4353

RGB percentages43.5%, 34.9%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(300, 11%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 19.8%, 43.5%)

CMYK0%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,297,391

CSS custom property--colour: #6F596F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#90A690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585E70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C616Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#705B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.5 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#596F59

Analogous#64596F, #6F5964

Triadic#6F6F59, #596F6F

Split complementary#646F59, #596F64

Tetradic#6F6459, #596F59, #59646F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0C4D0

Lighter +30%#B9A8B9

Lighter +20%#A28CA2

Lighter +10%#8B708B

Darker −10%#534253

Darker −20%#362C36

Darker −30%#1A151A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#884088

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R111

G89

B111

Red111 (43.5%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)11%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 59 · B 6F

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Colour values

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