Colour

#68756E

#68756E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#68756E is a grey with RGB values 104, 117, 110 and HSL 148°, 6%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#68756E#68756E

HEX#68756E

RGBrgb(104, 117, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4588, 0.4314

RGB percentages40.8%, 45.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(147.7, 5.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(147.7, 11.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK11.1%, 0%, 6%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,845,806

CSS custom property--colour: #68756E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#978A91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75736Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#72716Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#667573no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6 Gray · ΔE 8.7 Slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 16 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75686F

Analogous#687568, #687575

Triadic#6E6875, #756E68

Split complementary#756875, #756868

Tetradic#686975, #75686F, #757568

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D7D4

Lighter +30%#B7BFBB

Lighter +20%#9CA7A1

Lighter +10%#818F87

Darker −10%#505A55

Darker −20%#383F3B

Darker −30%#202422

Darker −40%#080908

More saturated +25%#4C916C

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R104

G117

B110

Red104 (40.8%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue147.69°

Saturation (HSL)5.88%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 68 · G 75 · B 6E

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Colour values

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