#686C56#686C56

#686C56 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.034 H 116.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C56
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 86)
HSL	hsl(71, 11%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(71, 20%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 20.4%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.72, -5.75, 11.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.72, 13.15, 115.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% -0.0147 0.0303)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.034 116)
XYZ	xyz(12.7510, 14.3401, 10.8985)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C56 #5A566C

analogous

#6C6556 #686C56 #5D6C56

triadic

#686C56 #56686C #6C5668

tetradic

#686C56 #566C65 #5A566C #6C565D

square

#686C56 #566C65 #5A566C #6C565D

split-complementary

#686C56 #565D6C #65566C

monochromatic

#262820 #474A3B #686C56 #898E71 #A5A993

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#686C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#686C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C56

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C56	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6A55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6A57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6966

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.034 116.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939685',
    500: '#686c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c56;
$custom-light: #939685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 70.909,
    "s": 11.34,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52136,
    "c": 0.03365,
    "h": 116
  },
  "luminance": 0.1434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C56

secondary

#898698

accent

#74B47F

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F1F1EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0D0D0B

muted

#7E7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C56

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

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