Colour

#686C78

#686C78
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#686C78 is a grey with RGB values 104, 108, 120 and HSL 225°, 7%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#686C78#686C78

HEX#686C78

RGBrgb(104, 108, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4235, 0.4706

RGB percentages40.8%, 42.4%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(225, 7.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 13.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK13.3%, 10%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,843,512

CSS custom property--colour: #686C78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#979387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696D79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#686C78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#646E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.4 Slate grey · ΔE 8.6 Gray · ΔE 10.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#787468

Analogous#687478, #6C6878

Triadic#78686C, #6C7868

Split complementary#786C68, #747868

Tetradic#786874, #787468, #68786C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D5D9

Lighter +30%#B8BAC1

Lighter +20%#9CA0AA

Lighter +10%#818592

Darker −10%#50535D

Darker −20%#393B41

Darker −30%#212226

Darker −40%#090A0B

More saturated +25%#4C5E94

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R104

G108

B120

Red104 (40.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)7.14%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 6C · B 78

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