#685657#685657

#685657 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.024 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685657
RGB	rgb(104, 86, 87)
HSL	hsl(357, 9%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 17%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 16.3%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 7.58, 2.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 7.89, 16.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.14% 0.0231 0.0059)
OKLCH	oklch(47.14% 0.024 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.7570, 10.2871, 10.4339)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685657 #566867

analogous

#685660 #685657 #685E56

triadic

#685657 #576856 #565768

tetradic

#685657 #606856 #566867 #5E5668

square

#685657 #606856 #566867 #5E5668

split-complementary

#685657 #56685E #566068

monochromatic

#251F1F #473A3B #685657 #897273 #A69394

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#685657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#685657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685657

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685657	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595857

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5C57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C5556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 86, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.024 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938586',
    500: '#685657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685657;
$custom-light: #938586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.667,
    "s": 9.474,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47144,
    "c": 0.02382,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685657

secondary

#859494

accent

#B2AF75

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1EFEF

border

#CBCACA

text

#0D0B0B

muted

#7E7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #685657

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

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