#686464

Color #686464

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.37 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#686464

RGB

rgb(104, 100, 100)

HSL

hsl(0, 2%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 3.8%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 3.8%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(42.73, 1.57, 0.56)

LCH

lch(42.73, 1.67, 19.63)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.005, 17.35)

HWB

hwb(0, 39.2%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#646868

Analogous

#686466

#686464

#686664

Triadic

#686464

#646864

#646468

Split-complementary

#686464

#646866

#646668

Tetradic

#686464

#686864

#646868

#646468

Square

#686464

#666864

#646868

#666468

Shades

Color #686464 mixed toward black.

#575353

#454343

#343232

#232121

#111111

Tints

Color #686464 mixed toward white.

#827d7d

#9b9797

#b4b1b1

#cdcbcb

#e6e5e5

Tones

Color #686464 mixed toward gray.

#686464

#676565

#666666

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666664 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#676764 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#686464 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686464;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686464]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#686464 (#686464) is rgb(104, 100, 100) in RGB.

No, #686464 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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