#686263#686263

#686263 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.008 H 5.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686263
RGB	rgb(104, 98, 99)
HSL	hsl(350, 3%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(350, 6%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 4.8%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 2.57, 0.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 2.59, 6.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% 0.0077 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.008 5.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3284, 12.5794, 13.5806)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686263 #626867

analogous

#686266 #686263 #686462

triadic

#686263 #636862 #626368

tetradic

#686263 #666862 #626867 #646268

square

#686263 #666862 #626867 #646268

split-complementary

#686263 #626864 #626668

monochromatic

#292727 #484445 #686263 #878081 #A59FA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#686263 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#686263 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686263

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686263	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686263	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636363

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646463

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#696262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686263;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 98, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.008 5.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938e8f',
    500: '#686263',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686263;
$custom-light: #938e8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686263",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 2.97,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50203,
    "c": 0.00777,
    "h": 5.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686263

secondary

#919594

accent

#ACA47C

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #686263

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

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