#686770

Color #686770

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#686770

RGB

rgb(104, 103, 112)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 4.2%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 8%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 8%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(43.96, 2.3, -4.9)

LCH

lch(43.96, 5.41, 295.14)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.014, 290.89)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 40.4%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7067

Analogous

#676b70

#686770

#6d6770

Triadic

#686770

#706867

#677068

Split-complementary

#686770

#706d67

#6b7067

Tetradic

#686770

#70676f

#6f7067

#677068

Square

#686770

#70676b

#6f7067

#67706d

Shades

Color #686770 mixed toward black.

#57565d

#45454b

#343438

#232225

#111113

Tints

Color #686770 mixed toward white.

#807f89

#9a99a1

#b3b2b8

#ccccd0

#e6e5e7

Tones

Color #686770 mixed toward gray.

#69686f

#69696f

#6a696e

#6a6a6d

#6b6b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68686e · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#68686d · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#686c6c · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686770;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686770]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#686770 (#686770) is rgb(104, 103, 112) in RGB.

No, #686770 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #686770, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast