Colour

#686F63

#686F63
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#686F63 is a grey with RGB values 104, 111, 99 and HSL 95°, 6%, 41%. 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

#686F63#686F63

HEX#686F63

RGBrgb(104, 111, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4353, 0.3882

RGB percentages40.8%, 43.5%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(95, 5.7%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(95, 10.8%, 43.5%)

CMYK6.3%, 0%, 10.8%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,844,259

CSS custom property--colour: #686F63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#97909C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706D62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6D63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#686E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.9 Gray · ΔE 10.9 Slate grey · ΔE 18 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A636F

Analogous#6E6F63, #636F64

Triadic#63686F, #6F6368

Split complementary#64636F, #6F636E

Tetradic#636E6F, #6A636F, #6F6463

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD2CC

Lighter +30%#B5BAB1

Lighter +20%#9BA296

Lighter +10%#818A7B

Darker −10%#4F544B

Darker −20%#353933

Darker −30%#1C1E1B

Darker −40%#030303

More saturated +25%#648949

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R104

G111

B99

Red104 (40.8%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue95°

Saturation (HSL)5.71%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 68 · G 6F · B 63

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