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Recognised as Colour

#6F7279

  • #6F7279
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6F7279 is a grey with RGB values 111, 114, 121 and HSL 222°, 4%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6F7279#6F7279
HEX#6F7279
RGBrgb(111, 114, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4471, 0.4745
RGB percentages43.5%, 44.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(222, 4.3%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 8.3%, 47.5%)
CMYK8.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,303,801
CSS custom property--colour: #6F7279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#908D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707279no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#6D7374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.6Gray · ΔE 7Slate grey · ΔE 8.3Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6Dark grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79766F
Analogous#6F7779, #716F79
Triadic#796F72, #72796F
Split complementary#79716F, #77796F
Tetradic#796F77, #79766F, #6F7971

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D9DC
Lighter +30%#BEBFC3
Lighter +20%#A3A5AB
Lighter +10%#898C92
Darker −10%#57595E
Darker −20%#3E4044
Darker −30%#262729
Darker −40%#0D0E0F
More saturated +25%#526696
Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R111
G114
B121
Red111 (43.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)4.31%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 72 · B 79

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