Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#68616E

  • #68616E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#68616E is a grey with RGB values 104, 97, 110 and HSL 272°, 6%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#68616E#68616E
HEX#68616E
RGBrgb(104, 97, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3804, 0.4314
RGB percentages40.8%, 38%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(272.3, 6.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 11.8%, 43.1%)
CMYK5.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,840,686
CSS custom property--colour: #68616E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#979E91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F636Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#60646Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#676265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.7Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#676E61
Analogous#62616E, #6E616E
Triadic#6E6861, #616E68
Split complementary#6E6E61, #616E62
Tetradic#6E6261, #676E61, #616E6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECAD1
Lighter +30%#B4AFB9
Lighter +20%#9B94A1
Lighter +10%#827989
Darker −10%#4E4953
Darker −20%#353138
Darker −30%#1B191D
Darker −40%#020102
More saturated +25%#6A4788
Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R104
G97
B110
Red104 (40.8%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)6.28%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 61 · B 6E

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “68616e” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.