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Recognised as Colour

#68616F

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

#68616F is a grey with RGB values 104, 97, 111 and HSL 270°, 7%, 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

#68616F#68616F
HEX#68616F
RGBrgb(104, 97, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3804, 0.4353
RGB percentages40.8%, 38%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(270, 6.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 12.6%, 43.5%)
CMYK6.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,840,687
CSS custom property--colour: #68616F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#979E90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6370no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#60646Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#676366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Gray · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8Rosy brown · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686F61
Analogous#61616F, #6F616F
Triadic#6F6861, #616F68
Split complementary#6F6F61, #616F61
Tetradic#6F6161, #686F61, #616F6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECBD1
Lighter +30%#B4AFBA
Lighter +20%#9B94A2
Lighter +10%#82798A
Darker −10%#4F4954
Darker −20%#353139
Darker −30%#1B1A1D
Darker −40%#020202
More saturated +25%#684789
Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R104
G97
B111
Red104 (40.8%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)6.73%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 61 · B 6F

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