#686161#686161

#686161 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.009 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686161
RGB	rgb(104, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(0, 3%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 7%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 6.7%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, 2.78, 1.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 2.95, 19.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.0085 0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.009 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1410, 12.3557, 13.0522)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686161 #616868

analogous

#686165 #686161 #686561

triadic

#686161 #616861 #616168

tetradic

#686161 #656861 #616868 #656168

square

#686161 #656861 #616868 #656168

split-complementary

#686161 #616865 #616568

monochromatic

#292626 #484343 #686161 #877F7F #A59E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#686161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#686161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686161

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686161	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626261

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646361

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A6061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.009 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938d8d',
    500: '#686161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686161;
$custom-light: #938d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 3.483,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49912,
    "c": 0.00895,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686161

secondary

#909595

accent

#ADAD7B

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #686161

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

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