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Colour

#686A72

  • #686A72
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#686A72 is a grey with RGB values 104, 106, 114 and HSL 228°, 5%, 43%. 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

#686A72#686A72
HEX#686A72
RGBrgb(104, 106, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4157, 0.4471
RGB percentages40.8%, 41.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(228, 4.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 8.8%, 44.7%)
CMYK8.8%, 7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842,994
CSS custom property--colour: #686A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#97958D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#686B72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#676A72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#666B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.8Gray · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 10.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6Dark grey · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.85, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#727068
Analogous#686F72, #6B6872
Triadic#72686A, #6A7268
Split complementary#726B68, #6F7268
Tetradic#72686F, #727068, #68726B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D2D5
Lighter +30%#B6B8BD
Lighter +20%#9C9DA4
Lighter +10%#81838C
Darker −10%#505157
Darker −20%#37383D
Darker −30%#1F2022
Darker −40%#070707
More saturated +25%#4D5A8D
Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R104
G106
B114
Red104 (40.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)4.59%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 6A · B 72

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