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Colour

#68636D

  • #68636D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#68636D is a grey with RGB values 104, 99, 109 and HSL 270°, 5%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#68636D#68636D
HEX#68636D
RGBrgb(104, 99, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3882, 0.4275
RGB percentages40.8%, 38.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(270, 4.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 9.2%, 42.7%)
CMYK4.6%, 9.2%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,841,197
CSS custom property--colour: #68636D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#979C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62656Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#62656Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#676466no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.6Gray · ΔE 12.6Slate grey · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686D63
Analogous#63636D, #6D636D
Triadic#6D6863, #636D68
Split complementary#6D6D63, #636D63
Tetradic#6D6363, #686D63, #636D6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECCD0
Lighter +30%#B4B1B8
Lighter +20%#9B96A0
Lighter +10%#827B88
Darker −10%#4E4B52
Darker −20%#353238
Darker −30%#1B1A1D
Darker −40%#020202
More saturated +25%#684987
Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R104
G99
B109
Red104 (40.8%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)4.81%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 63 · B 6D

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