Colour

#68666F

#68666F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#68666F is a grey with RGB values 104, 102, 111 and HSL 253°, 4%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#68666F#68666F

HEX#68666F

RGBrgb(104, 102, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4, 0.4353

RGB percentages40.8%, 40%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(253.3, 4.2%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 8.1%, 43.5%)

CMYK6.3%, 8.1%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,841,967

CSS custom property--colour: #68666F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#979990

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#64676Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#65676Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#676769no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.5 Gray · ΔE 11.3 Slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19 Dark grey · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D6F66

Analogous#66696F, #6C666F

Triadic#6F6866, #666F68

Split complementary#6F6D66, #696F66

Tetradic#6F6669, #6D6F66, #666F6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFCFD2

Lighter +30%#B5B4BA

Lighter +20%#9B99A2

Lighter +10%#817F89

Darker −10%#4F4E54

Darker −20%#36353A

Darker −30%#1D1D1F

Darker −40%#040405

More saturated +25%#594B8A

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R104

G102

B111

Red104 (40.8%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue253.33°

Saturation (HSL)4.23%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 66 · B 6F

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Colour values

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