#686B60#686B60

#686B60 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.017 H 119.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686B60
RGB	rgb(104, 107, 96)
HSL	hsl(76, 5%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(76, 10%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 10.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, -3.36, 5.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 6.68, 120.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% -0.0085 0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.017 119.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0776, 14.3030, 13.1359)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686B60 #63606B

analogous

#6B6960 #686B60 #626B60

triadic

#686B60 #60686B #6B6068

tetradic

#686B60 #606B69 #63606B #6B6062

square

#686B60 #606B69 #63606B #6B6062

split-complementary

#686B60 #60626B #69606B

monochromatic

#292A26 #494B43 #686B60 #878B7D #A5A89E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#686B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#686B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686B60

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686B60	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6A5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6A60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#696A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 107, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.017 119.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93958d',
    500: '#686b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686b60;
$custom-light: #93958d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 76.364,
    "s": 5.419,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52175,
    "c": 0.01725,
    "h": 119.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686B60

secondary

#928F97

accent

#79AF88

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F1F1F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0D0C

muted

#7E7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #686B60

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

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