Colour

#68655D

#68655D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#68655D is a grey with RGB values 104, 101, 93 and HSL 44°, 6%, 39%. 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

#68655D#68655D

HEX#68655D

RGBrgb(104, 101, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3961, 0.3647

RGB percentages40.8%, 39.6%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(43.6, 5.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 10.6%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 2.9%, 10.6%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,841,693

CSS custom property--colour: #68655D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#979AA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67655Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#68655Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6A6463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.2 Gray · ΔE 11.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dark grey · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D6068

Analogous#685F5D, #65685D

Triadic#5D6865, #655D68

Split complementary#5D6568, #5F5D68

Tetradic#5D685F, #5D6068, #685D65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCCAC5

Lighter +30%#B3B1AB

Lighter +20%#9B9890

Lighter +10%#837F75

Darker −10%#4D4B45

Darker −20%#32312D

Darker −30%#171715

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#817044

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R104

G101

B93

Red104 (40.8%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue43.64°

Saturation (HSL)5.58%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 65 · B 5D

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Colour values

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