Colour

#686C67

#686C67
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#686C67 is a grey with RGB values 104, 108, 103 and HSL 108°, 2%, 41%. 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

#686C67#686C67

HEX#686C67

RGBrgb(104, 108, 103)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4235, 0.4039

RGB percentages40.8%, 42.4%, 40.4%

HSLhsl(108, 2.4%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(108, 4.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK3.7%, 0%, 4.6%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,843,495

CSS custom property--colour: #686C67;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#979398

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6B67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6B67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#686C6Ano 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 text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.5 Gray · ΔE 9.1 Slate grey · ΔE 15 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Dark grey · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.5, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B676C

Analogous#6B6C67, #676C69

Triadic#67686C, #6C6768

Split complementary#69676C, #6C676B

Tetradic#676B6C, #6B676C, #6C6967

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD1CE

Lighter +30%#B5B8B4

Lighter +20%#9B9F9A

Lighter +10%#818680

Darker −10%#4F524E

Darker −20%#363835

Darker −30%#1D1E1C

Darker −40%#030403

More saturated +25%#58864D

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R104

G108

B103

Red104 (40.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue103 (40.4%)

Hue108°

Saturation (HSL)2.37%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 68 · G 6C · B 67

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