#686972#686972

#686972 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.014 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686972
RGB	rgb(104, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(234, 5%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(234, 9%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 1.55, -5.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 5.38, 286.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.0027 -0.0138)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.014 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.7971, 14.2610, 17.9421)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686972 #727168

analogous

#686E72 #686972 #6C6872

triadic

#686972 #726869 #697268

tetradic

#686972 #72686E #727168 #68726C

square

#686972 #72686E #727168 #68726C

split-complementary

#686972 #726C68 #6E7268

monochromatic

#2E2E32 #4B4C52 #686972 #868791 #A6A7AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#686972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#686972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686972

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686972	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676A72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666972

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666A6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.014 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93939a',
    500: '#686972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686972;
$custom-light: #93939a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234,
    "s": 4.587,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52301,
    "c": 0.01408,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686972

secondary

#9E9D98

accent

#A97AAE

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F1F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0D0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #686972

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

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