#686872#686872

#686872 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.016 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686872
RGB	rgb(104, 104, 114)
HSL	hsl(240, 5%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(240, 9%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, 2.15, -5.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 5.98, 291.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.0043 -0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.016 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6959, 14.0585, 17.9083)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686872 #727268

analogous

#686D72 #686872 #6D6872

triadic

#686872 #726868 #687268

tetradic

#686872 #72686D #727268 #68726D

square

#686872 #72686D #727268 #68726D

split-complementary

#686872 #726D68 #6D7268

monochromatic

#2E2E32 #4B4B52 #686872 #868691 #A6A6AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#686872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#686872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686872

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686872	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666972

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666972

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666A6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 104, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.016 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93939a',
    500: '#686872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686872;
$custom-light: #93939a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 4.587,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52076,
    "c": 0.01558,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686872

secondary

#9E9E98

accent

#AE7AAE

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F1F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0D0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #686872

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

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