#686c6e

Color #686c6e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.2 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#686c6e

RGB

rgb(104, 108, 110)

HSL

hsl(200, 2.8%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 5.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(45.35, -1.11, -1.65)

LCH

lch(45.35, 1.99, 236.07)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0058, 229.18)

HWB

hwb(200, 40.8%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e6a68

Analogous

#686e6d

#686c6e

#68696e

Triadic

#686c6e

#6e686c

#6c6e68

Split-complementary

#686c6e

#6e6869

#6e6d68

Tetradic

#686c6e

#6a686e

#6e6a68

#6c6e68

Square

#686c6e

#6d686e

#6e6a68

#696e68

Shades

Color #686c6e mixed toward black.

#575a5c

#454849

#343637

#232425

#111212

Tints

Color #686c6e mixed toward white.

#808587

#9a9d9f

#b3b6b7

#cccecf

#e6e7e7

Tones

Color #686c6e mixed toward gray.

#696c6e

#696c6d

#6a6c6d

#6a6b6c

#6b6b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.96:1

White text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a6e · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#6a696d · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#686d6d · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686c6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686c6e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#686c6e (#686c6e) is rgb(104, 108, 110) in RGB.

No, #686c6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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