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Recognised as Colour

#685D56

  • #685D56
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#685D56 is a orange with RGB values 104, 93, 86 and HSL 23°, 9%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#685D56#685D56
HEX#685D56
RGBrgb(104, 93, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3647, 0.3373
RGB percentages40.8%, 36.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(23.3, 9.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.3, 17.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 17.3%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,839,638
CSS custom property--colour: #685D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#97A2A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605E56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#636056no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6C5B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6Gray · ΔE 14.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566168
Analogous#685658, #686656
Triadic#56685D, #5D5668
Split complementary#566866, #565868
Tetradic#586856, #566168, #665668

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAC4C0
Lighter +30%#B3AAA4
Lighter +20%#9C9088
Lighter +10%#84766D
Darker −10%#4C443F
Darker −20%#302B28
Darker −30%#141211
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#80583E
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R104
G93
B86
Red104 (40.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue23.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.47%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5D · B 56

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