Colour

#706D6D

#706D6D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#706D6D is a grey with RGB values 112, 109, 109 and HSL 0°, 1%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#706D6D#706D6D

HEX#706D6D

RGBrgb(112, 109, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4275, 0.4275

RGB percentages43.9%, 42.7%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(0, 1.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 2.7%, 43.9%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 2.7%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,368,045

CSS custom property--colour: #706D6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#8F9292

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6D6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6E6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#716D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2.2 Gray · ΔE 7.4 Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Dark grey · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.25, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D7070

Analogous#706D6F, #706F6D

Triadic#6D706D, #6D6D70

Split complementary#6D706F, #6D6F70

Tetradic#6F706D, #6D7070, #6F6D70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D4D4

Lighter +30%#BCBABA

Lighter +20%#A3A0A0

Lighter +10%#8A8686

Darker −10%#565454

Darker −20%#3C3B3B

Darker −30%#222222

Darker −40%#090808

More saturated +25%#8C5151

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R112

G109

B109

Red112 (43.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)1.36%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 70 · G 6D · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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