#686161

Color #686161

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.96 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#686161

RGB

rgb(104, 97, 97)

HSL

hsl(0, 3.5%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 6.7%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 6.7%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(41.78, 2.78, 1)

LCH

lch(41.78, 2.95, 19.78)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0089, 17.62)

HWB

hwb(0, 38%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#616868

Analogous

#686164

#686161

#686461

Triadic

#686161

#616861

#616168

Split-complementary

#686161

#616864

#616468

Tetradic

#686161

#686861

#616868

#616168

Square

#686161

#646861

#616868

#646168

Shades

Color #686161 mixed toward black.

#575151

#454141

#343030

#232020

#111010

Tints

Color #686161 mixed toward white.

#837a7a

#9c9494

#b4afaf

#cdcaca

#e6e4e4

Tones

Color #686161 mixed toward gray.

#676262

#666363

#656464

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.47:1

White text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#656561 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#656661 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#686161 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 3.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #686161;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686161]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#686161 (#686161) is rgb(104, 97, 97) in RGB.

No, #686161 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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