#686868#686868

#686868 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686868
RGB	rgb(104, 104, 104)
HSL	hsl(0, 0%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 0%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.01, -0.00, 0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.01, 0.00, 146.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0 0)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0 0)
XYZ	xyz(13.1575, 13.8432, 15.0728)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#686868 #686868

analogous

#686868 #686868 #686868

triadic

#686868 #686868 #686868

tetradic

#686868 #686868 #686868 #686868

square

#686868 #686868 #686868 #686868

split-complementary

#686868 #686868 #686868

monochromatic

#2B2B2B #494949 #686868 #878787 #A5A5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#686868 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#686868 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686868

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686868	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686868	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686868

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686868

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#686868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686868;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 104, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.000 0.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939393',
    500: '#686868',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686868;
$custom-light: #939393;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686868",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5173,
    "c": 0,
    "h": 0
  },
  "luminance": 0.13843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686868

secondary

#969696

accent

#A9A97E

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F1F1F1

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0D0D

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #686868

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

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