Colour

#65686A

#65686A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#65686A is a grey with RGB values 101, 104, 106 and HSL 204°, 2%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#65686A#65686A

HEX#65686A

RGBrgb(101, 104, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4078, 0.4157

RGB percentages39.6%, 40.8%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(204, 2.4%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204, 4.7%, 41.6%)

CMYK4.7%, 1.9%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,645,866

CSS custom property--colour: #65686A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#9A9795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67686Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#66676Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#646969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 1.8 Gray · ΔE 9.9 Slate grey · ΔE 12.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Dark grey · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 1.8, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A6765

Analogous#656A6A, #65666A

Triadic#6A6568, #686A65

Split complementary#6A6566, #6A6A65

Tetradic#6A656A, #6A6765, #666A65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCCECF

Lighter +30%#B2B4B6

Lighter +20%#989B9D

Lighter +10%#7E8284

Darker −10%#4C4E50

Darker −20%#333536

Darker −30%#1A1B1C

Darker −40%#010202

More saturated +25%#4B6D84

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R101

G104

B106

Red101 (39.6%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue204°

Saturation (HSL)2.42%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 68 · B 6A

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