#686474#686474

#686474 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.025 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686474
RGB	rgb(104, 100, 116)
HSL	hsl(255, 7%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(255, 14%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 13.8%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 5.01, -8.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 9.78, 300.78°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.0115 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.025 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4179, 13.3183, 18.3834)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686474 #707464

analogous

#646874 #686474 #706474

triadic

#686474 #746864 #647468

tetradic

#686474 #746468 #707464 #647470

square

#686474 #746468 #707464 #647470

split-complementary

#686474 #747064 #687464

monochromatic

#2D2B32 #4B4853 #686474 #868293 #A6A3B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#686474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#686474 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686474

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686474	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616675

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616674

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 100, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.025 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93909c',
    500: '#686474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686474;
$custom-light: #93909c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 7.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51256,
    "c": 0.02541,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686474

secondary

#9D9F95

accent

#B077A2

background

#F9F8F9

surface

#F1F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0C0E

muted

#7E7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #686474

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

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