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Recognised as Colour

#686A40

  • #686A40
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#686A40 is a yellow with RGB values 104, 106, 64 and HSL 63°, 25%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#686A40#686A40
HEX#686A40
RGBrgb(104, 106, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4157, 0.251
RGB percentages40.8%, 41.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(62.9, 24.7%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.9, 39.6%, 41.6%)
CMYK1.9%, 0%, 39.6%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842,944
CSS custom property--colour: #686A40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#9795BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70673Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#706842no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D6560no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 13.2Dim grey · ΔE 24.6Gray · ΔE 26.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 30Sea green · ΔE 32.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42406A
Analogous#6A5740, #536A40
Triadic#40686A, #6A4068
Split complementary#40536A, #57406A
Tetradic#406A57, #42406A, #6A4053

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACCAA
Lighter +30%#B6B98A
Lighter +20%#A3A56B
Lighter +10%#878A53
Darker −10%#494A2D
Darker −20%#2A2A1A
Darker −30%#0A0B06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7B7F2B
Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R104
G106
B64
Red104 (40.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue62.86°
Saturation (HSL)24.71%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G 6A · B 40

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