#68696b

Color #68696b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 1.26 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#68696b

RGB

rgb(104, 105, 107)

HSL

hsl(220, 1.4%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 2.8%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 1.9%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(44.39, 0.03, -1.26)

LCH

lch(44.39, 1.26, 271.36)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0033, 264.81)

HWB

hwb(220, 40.8%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b6a68

Analogous

#686b6b

#68696b

#69686b

Triadic

#68696b

#6b6869

#696b68

Split-complementary

#68696b

#6b6968

#6b6b68

Tetradic

#68696b

#6a686b

#6b6a68

#696b68

Square

#68696b

#6b686b

#6b6a68

#686b69

Shades

Color #68696b mixed toward black.

#575859

#454647

#343536

#232324

#111212

Tints

Color #68696b mixed toward white.

#818284

#9a9b9d

#b3b4b5

#cccdce

#e6e6e6

Tones

Color #68696b mixed toward gray.

#68696b

#69696b

#69696a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68686b · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#68686a · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#686a6a · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #68696b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68696b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#68696b (#68696b) is rgb(104, 105, 107) in RGB.

No, #68696b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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