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Recognised as Colour

#68685E

  • #68685E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#68685E is a grey with RGB values 104, 104, 94 and HSL 60°, 5%, 39%. 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

#68685E#68685E
HEX#68685E
RGBrgb(104, 104, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4078, 0.3686
RGB percentages40.8%, 40.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(60, 5.1%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 9.6%, 40.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 9.6%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842,462
CSS custom property--colour: #68685E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#9797A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A675Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A685Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6A6765no 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 text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6Gray · ΔE 11.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Dark grey · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5E68
Analogous#68635E, #63685E
Triadic#5E6868, #685E68
Split complementary#5E6368, #635E68
Tetradic#5E6863, #5E5E68, #685E63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCCCC6
Lighter +30%#B4B4AB
Lighter +20%#9B9B91
Lighter +10%#838376
Darker −10%#4D4D46
Darker −20%#32322E
Darker −30%#181815
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#818145
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R104
G104
B94
Red104 (40.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)5.05%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 68 · G 68 · B 5E

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