Colour

#6F6F6F

#6F6F6F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6F6F6F is a grey with RGB values 111, 111, 111 and HSL 0°, 0%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6F6F6F#6F6F6F

HEX#6F6F6F

RGBrgb(111, 111, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4353, 0.4353

RGB percentages43.5%, 43.5%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 43.5%)

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

24-bit integer7,303,023

CSS custom property--colour: #6F6F6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#909090

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6F6F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2.4 Gray · ΔE 6.7 Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.42, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F6F6F

Analogous#6F6F6F, #6F6F6F

Triadic#6F6F6F, #6F6F6F

Split complementary#6F6F6F, #6F6F6F

Tetradic#6F6F6F, #6F6F6F, #6F6F6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D5D5

Lighter +30%#BCBCBC

Lighter +20%#A2A2A2

Lighter +10%#898989

Darker −10%#565656

Darker −20%#3C3C3C

Darker −30%#232323

Darker −40%#090909

More saturated +25%#8B5353

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R111

G111

B111

Red111 (43.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 6F · G 6F · B 6F

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