#686670

Color #686670

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#686670

RGB

rgb(104, 102, 112)

HSL

hsl(252, 4.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 8.9%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 8.9%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(43.68, 2.9, -5.33)

LCH

lch(43.68, 6.07, 298.55)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0158, 295.1)

HWB

hwb(252, 40%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e7066

Analogous

#666970

#686670

#6d6670

Triadic

#686670

#706866

#667068

Split-complementary

#686670

#706d66

#697066

Tetradic

#686670

#70666e

#6e7066

#667068

Square

#686670

#706669

#6e7066

#66706d

Shades

Color #686670 mixed toward black.

#57555d

#45444b

#343338

#232225

#111113

Tints

Color #686670 mixed toward white.

#807e8a

#9a98a1

#b3b2b9

#cccbd0

#e6e5e8

Tones

Color #686670 mixed toward gray.

#69676f

#69686e

#6a696e

#6a696d

#6b6a6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67676e · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#67676d · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#686c6b · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #686670;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686670]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#686670 (#686670) is rgb(104, 102, 112) in RGB.

No, #686670 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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