#686a6f

Color #686a6f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.1 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#686a6f

RGB

rgb(104, 106, 111)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 3.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 6.3%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 4.5%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(44.8, 0.29, -3.06)

LCH

lch(44.8, 3.07, 275.41)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0082, 268.6)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 40.8%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f6d68

Analogous

#686e6f

#686a6f

#6a686f

Triadic

#686a6f

#6f686a

#6a6f68

Split-complementary

#686a6f

#6f6a68

#6e6f68

Tetradic

#686a6f

#6d686f

#6f6d68

#6a6f68

Square

#686a6f

#6f686e

#6f6d68

#686f6a

Shades

Color #686a6f mixed toward black.

#57585d

#45474a

#343538

#232325

#111213

Tints

Color #686a6f mixed toward white.

#808288

#999ba0

#b3b4b8

#cccdcf

#e6e6e7

Tones

Color #686a6f mixed toward gray.

#696a6f

#696b6e

#6a6b6d

#6b6b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.88:1

White text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#69696e · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#69696e · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#686d6d · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686a6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686a6f]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#686a6f (#686a6f) is rgb(104, 106, 111) in RGB.

No, #686a6f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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