Colour

#685F64

#685F64
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#685F64 is a grey with RGB values 104, 95, 100 and HSL 327°, 5%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#685F64#685F64

HEX#685F64

RGBrgb(104, 95, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3725, 0.3922

RGB percentages40.8%, 37.3%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(326.7, 4.5%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 8.7%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 8.7%, 3.8%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,840,164

CSS custom property--colour: #685F64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#97A09B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6164no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#616264no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#695F61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.8 Gray · ΔE 13.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F6863

Analogous#685F68, #685F60

Triadic#64685F, #5F6468

Split complementary#60685F, #5F6868

Tetradic#68685F, #5F6863, #5F6068

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCC7CA

Lighter +30%#B4ACB0

Lighter +20%#9B9297

Lighter +10%#83777E

Darker −10%#4D474A

Darker −20%#332E31

Darker −30%#181617

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#814667

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R104

G95

B100

Red104 (40.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue326.67°

Saturation (HSL)4.52%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 5F · B 64

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