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Recognised as Colour

#68635E

  • #68635E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#68635E is a grey with RGB values 104, 99, 94 and HSL 30°, 5%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#68635E#68635E
HEX#68635E
RGBrgb(104, 99, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3882, 0.3686
RGB percentages40.8%, 38.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(30, 5.1%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 9.6%, 40.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 9.6%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,841,182
CSS custom property--colour: #68635E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#979CA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65635Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#66645Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6A6262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.3Gray · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.26, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E6368
Analogous#685E5E, #68685E
Triadic#5E6863, #635E68
Split complementary#5E6868, #5E5E68
Tetradic#5E685E, #5E6368, #685E68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC9C6
Lighter +30%#B4B0AB
Lighter +20%#9B9691
Lighter +10%#837D76
Darker −10%#4D4A46
Darker −20%#32302E
Darker −30%#181715
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#816345
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R104
G99
B94
Red104 (40.8%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)5.05%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 68 · G 63 · B 5E

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