Colour

#686B74

#686B74
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#686B74 is a grey with RGB values 104, 107, 116 and HSL 225°, 5%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#686B74#686B74

HEX#686B74

RGBrgb(104, 107, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4196, 0.4549

RGB percentages40.8%, 42%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(225, 5.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 10.3%, 45.5%)

CMYK10.3%, 7.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,843,252

CSS custom property--colour: #686B74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#97948B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696C74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#686B74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#656D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.5 Slate grey · ΔE 9.6 Gray · ΔE 10 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#747168

Analogous#687174, #6B6874

Triadic#74686B, #6B7468

Split complementary#746B68, #717468

Tetradic#746871, #747168, #68746B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D3D6

Lighter +30%#B7B9BE

Lighter +20%#9C9EA6

Lighter +10%#81848E

Darker −10%#505259

Darker −20%#38393E

Darker −30%#202123

Darker −40%#080808

More saturated +25%#4D5D90

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R104

G107

B116

Red104 (40.8%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)5.45%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 6B · B 74

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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