#685656#685656

#685656 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.024 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685656
RGB	rgb(104, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 9%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 17%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 17.3%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 7.39, 2.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 7.90, 20.53°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% 0.0227 0.0074)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.024 18)
XYZ	xyz(10.7164, 10.2709, 10.2203)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685656 #566868

analogous

#68565F #685656 #685F56

triadic

#685656 #566856 #565668

tetradic

#685656 #5F6856 #566868 #5F5668

square

#685656 #5F6856 #566868 #5F5668

split-complementary

#685656 #56685F #565F68

monochromatic

#251F1F #473A3A #685656 #897272 #A69393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#685656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#685656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685656

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685656	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595856

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5B56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C5456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.024 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938585',
    500: '#685656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685656;
$custom-light: #938585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 9.474,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47112,
    "c": 0.02382,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.10271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685656

secondary

#859494

accent

#B2B275

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1EFEF

border

#CBCACA

text

#0D0B0B

muted

#7E7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #685656

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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