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Recognised as Colour

#6F6A57

  • #6F6A57
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6F6A57 is a yellow with RGB values 111, 106, 87 and HSL 48°, 12%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6F6A57#6F6A57
HEX#6F6A57
RGBrgb(111, 106, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4157, 0.3412
RGB percentages43.5%, 41.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(47.5, 12.1%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 21.6%, 43.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 21.6%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,301,719
CSS custom property--colour: #6F6A57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#9095A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6956no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#706B58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#736765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.5Gray · ΔE 14.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#575C6F
Analogous#6F5E57, #686F57
Triadic#576F6A, #6A576F
Split complementary#57686F, #5E576F
Tetradic#576F5E, #575C6F, #6F5768

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CDC2
Lighter +30%#B9B5A6
Lighter +20%#A39D89
Lighter +10%#8C856D
Darker −10%#524F41
Darker −20%#36332A
Darker −30%#191814
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#88783E
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R111
G106
B87
Red111 (43.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)12.12%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6F · G 6A · B 57

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