#686e6f

Color #686e6f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.92 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#686e6f

RGB

rgb(104, 110, 111)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 3.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 6.3%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 0.9%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(45.96, -2.07, -1.35)

LCH

lch(45.96, 2.47, 213.11)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.0075, 208.61)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 40.8%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f6968

Analogous

#686f6d

#686e6f

#686b6f

Triadic

#686e6f

#6f686e

#6e6f68

Split-complementary

#686e6f

#6f686b

#6f6d68

Tetradic

#686e6f

#69686f

#6f6968

#6e6f68

Square

#686e6f

#6d686f

#6f6968

#6b6f68

Shades

Color #686e6f mixed toward black.

#575c5d

#45494a

#343738

#232525

#111213

Tints

Color #686e6f mixed toward white.

#808788

#999fa0

#b3b7b8

#cccfcf

#e6e7e7

Tones

Color #686e6f mixed toward gray.

#696e6f

#696d6e

#6a6d6d

#6a6c6d

#6b6c6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b6f · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#6a6a6f · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#686f6f · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686e6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686e6f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#686e6f (#686e6f) is rgb(104, 110, 111) in RGB.

No, #686e6f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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