What Permanent Bay Inside Building

#6d7e74 RGB(109,126,116)

About this color

What Permanent Bay Inside Building presents itself as a medium-dark, achromatic grey shade, sitting at #6d7e74 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#6d7e74RGB(109, 126, 116)

HSL 145° · 7% saturation · 46% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this grey is flexible enough to serve as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
What Permanent Bay Inside Building
HEX
#6d7e74
RGB
rgb(109,126,116)
RGB%
rgb(42.7%,49.4%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(145,7%,46%)
HSV
hsv(145,13%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(13,0,8,51)
LAB
lab(51,-8,3)
LCH
lch(51,9,159)
sRGB
(0.427,0.494,0.455)
HEX8
#6d7e74ff
CSS Name
Decimal
109126116

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
7%
Hue
145°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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