Colour

#686B66

#686B66
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#686B66 is a grey with RGB values 104, 107, 102 and HSL 96°, 2%, 41%. 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

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HEX#686B66

RGBrgb(104, 107, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4196, 0.4

RGB percentages40.8%, 42%, 40%

HSLhsl(96, 2.4%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96, 4.7%, 42%)

CMYK2.8%, 0%, 4.7%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,843,238

CSS custom property--colour: #686B66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#979499

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6A66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6A66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#686B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.3 Gray · ΔE 9.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.27, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69666B

Analogous#6B6B66, #666B67

Triadic#66686B, #6B6668

Split complementary#67666B, #6B666B

Tetradic#666B6B, #69666B, #6B6766

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CED0CD

Lighter +30%#B5B7B3

Lighter +20%#9B9E99

Lighter +10%#81857F

Darker −10%#4F514D

Darker −20%#353734

Darker −30%#1C1D1B

Darker −40%#020302

More saturated +25%#63854C

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R104

G107

B102

Red104 (40.8%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue96°

Saturation (HSL)2.39%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 68 · G 6B · B 66

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Colour values

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