Colour

#686D5B

#686D5B
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#686D5B is a green with RGB values 104, 109, 91 and HSL 77°, 9%, 39%. 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

#686D5B#686D5B

HEX#686D5B

RGBrgb(104, 109, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4275, 0.3569

RGB percentages40.8%, 42.7%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(76.7, 9%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(76.7, 16.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK4.6%, 0%, 16.5%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,843,739

CSS custom property--colour: #686D5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#9792A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706B5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6B5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6A6B68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.9 Gray · ΔE 13.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#605B6D

Analogous#6D695B, #5F6D5B

Triadic#5B686D, #6D5B68

Split complementary#5B5F6D, #695B6D

Tetradic#5B6D69, #605B6D, #6D5B5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCCFC5

Lighter +30%#B4B8A9

Lighter +20%#9BA08E

Lighter +10%#838972

Darker −10%#4D5144

Darker −20%#33352D

Darker −30%#181A15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#738642

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R104

G109

B91

Red104 (40.8%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue76.67°

Saturation (HSL)9%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 68 · G 6D · B 5B

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Colour values

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