#68686C#68686C

#68686C is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.006 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#68686C
RGB	rgb(104, 104, 108)
HSL	hsl(240, 2%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(240, 4%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 0.84, -2.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 2.39, 290.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.0017 -0.006)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.006 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3655, 13.9264, 16.1684)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#68686C #6C6C68

analogous

#686A6C #68686C #6A686C

triadic

#68686C #6C6868 #686C68

tetradic

#68686C #6C686A #6C6C68 #686C6A

square

#68686C #6C686A #6C6C68 #686C6A

split-complementary

#68686C #6C6A68 #6A6C68

monochromatic

#2C2C2E #4A4A4D #68686C #86868B #A6A6A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#68686C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#68686C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #68686C

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##68686C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##68686C	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67686C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#67686C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #68686c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 104, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.006 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939396',
    500: '#68686c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #68686c;
$custom-light: #939396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#68686c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 1.887,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51864,
    "c": 0.00622,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#68686C

secondary

#999997

accent

#AB7DAB

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F1F1F1

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0D0D

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #68686C

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

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