Colour

#685D57

#685D57
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#685D57 is a orange with RGB values 104, 93, 87 and HSL 21°, 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

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HEX#685D57

RGBrgb(104, 93, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3647, 0.3412

RGB percentages40.8%, 36.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(21.2, 8.9%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.2, 16.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 16.3%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,839,639

CSS custom property--colour: #685D57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#97A2A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605E57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#626057no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6B5B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.3 Gray · ΔE 14.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#576268

Analogous#68575A, #686557

Triadic#57685D, #5D5768

Split complementary#576865, #575A68

Tetradic#5A6857, #576268, #665768

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBC4C0

Lighter +30%#B3AAA5

Lighter +20%#9C9089

Lighter +10%#84766E

Darker −10%#4C4440

Darker −20%#302B29

Darker −30%#151311

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#80563F

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R104

G93

B87

Red104 (40.8%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue21.18°

Saturation (HSL)8.9%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 5D · B 57

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