Colour

#686A6C

#686A6C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#686A6C is a grey with RGB values 104, 106, 108 and HSL 210°, 2%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#686A6C#686A6C

HEX#686A6C

RGBrgb(104, 106, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4157, 0.4235

RGB percentages40.8%, 41.6%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(210, 1.9%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 3.7%, 42.4%)

CMYK3.7%, 1.9%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,842,988

CSS custom property--colour: #686A6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#979593

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696A6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#696A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#676A6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 1.5 Gray · ΔE 9 Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 1.46, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C6A68

Analogous#686C6C, #68686C

Triadic#6C686A, #6A6C68

Split complementary#6C6868, #6C6C68

Tetradic#6C686C, #6C6A68, #686C68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD0D1

Lighter +30%#B5B6B8

Lighter +20%#9B9D9F

Lighter +10%#818486

Darker −10%#4F5152

Darker −20%#363738

Darker −30%#1D1D1E

Darker −40%#040404

More saturated +25%#4E6A86

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R104

G106

B108

Red104 (40.8%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)1.89%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 6A · B 6C

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Colour values

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