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Colour

#68686D

  • #68686D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#68686D is a grey with RGB values 104, 104, 109 and HSL 240°, 2%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#68686D#68686D
HEX#68686D
RGBrgb(104, 104, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4078, 0.4275
RGB percentages40.8%, 40.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(240, 2.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 4.6%, 42.7%)
CMYK4.6%, 4.6%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842,477
CSS custom property--colour: #68686D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#979792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67696Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#67686Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#67696Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3Gray · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6D68
Analogous#686A6D, #6A686D
Triadic#6D6868, #686D68
Split complementary#6D6A68, #6A6D68
Tetradic#6D686A, #6D6D68, #686D6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFCFD2
Lighter +30%#B5B5B9
Lighter +20%#9B9BA0
Lighter +10%#818187
Darker −10%#4F4F53
Darker −20%#363639
Darker −30%#1D1D1F
Darker −40%#040405
More saturated +25%#4D4D88
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R104
G104
B109
Red104 (40.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)2.35%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 68 · B 6D

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