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Recognised as Colour

#68696D

  • #68696D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#68696D is a grey with RGB values 104, 105, 109 and HSL 228°, 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

#68696D#68696D
HEX#68696D
RGBrgb(104, 105, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4118, 0.4275
RGB percentages40.8%, 41.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(228, 2.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 4.6%, 42.7%)
CMYK4.6%, 3.7%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842,733
CSS custom property--colour: #68696D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#979692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68696Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#68696Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#676A6Ano 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 text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 2.4Gray · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 18Dark grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 2.42, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6C68
Analogous#686C6D, #6A686D
Triadic#6D6869, #696D68
Split complementary#6D6A68, #6B6D68
Tetradic#6D686C, #6D6C68, #686D6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD0D2
Lighter +30%#B5B6B9
Lighter +20%#9B9CA0
Lighter +10%#818287
Darker −10%#4F5053
Darker −20%#363739
Darker −30%#1D1E1F
Darker −40%#040405
More saturated +25%#4D5988
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R104
G105
B109
Red104 (40.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)2.35%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 69 · B 6D

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