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Colour

#685D5F

  • #685D5F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#685D5F is a grey with RGB values 104, 93, 95 and HSL 349°, 6%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#685D5F#685D5F
HEX#685D5F
RGBrgb(104, 93, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3647, 0.3725
RGB percentages40.8%, 36.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(349.1, 5.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.1, 10.6%, 40.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 8.7%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,839,647
CSS custom property--colour: #685D5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#97A2A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#61605Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6A5C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.2Gray · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6866
Analogous#685D65, #68605D
Triadic#5F685D, #5D5F68
Split complementary#5D6860, #5D6568
Tetradic#64685D, #5D6866, #605D68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC5C7
Lighter +30%#B3ABAC
Lighter +20%#9B9092
Lighter +10%#837578
Darker −10%#4D4546
Darker −20%#322D2E
Darker −30%#171515
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#81444F
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R104
G93
B95
Red104 (40.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue349.09°
Saturation (HSL)5.58%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5D · B 5F

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