#686464#686464

#686464 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.005 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686464
RGB	rgb(104, 100, 100)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 4%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 3.8%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, 1.57, 0.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 1.67, 19.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.0048 0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.005 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5660, 12.9776, 13.8971)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686464 #646868

analogous

#686466 #686464 #686664

triadic

#686464 #646864 #646468

tetradic

#686464 #666864 #646868 #666468

square

#686464 #666864 #646868 #666468

split-complementary

#686464 #646866 #646668

monochromatic

#2A2828 #494646 #686464 #878282 #A5A1A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#686464 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#686464 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686464

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686464	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686464	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656464

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656564

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#696464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686464;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 100, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.005 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939090',
    500: '#686464',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686464;
$custom-light: #939090;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686464",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.961,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50688,
    "c": 0.00506,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686464

secondary

#929595

accent

#ABAB7D

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #686464

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

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