#686C58#686C58

#686C58 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.031 H 116.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C58
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 88)
HSL	hsl(72, 10%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(72, 19%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 18.5%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, -5.40, 10.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 11.98, 116.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% -0.0138 0.0275)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.031 116.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8327, 14.3728, 11.3288)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C58 #5C586C

analogous

#6C6658 #686C58 #5E6C58

triadic

#686C58 #58686C #6C5868

tetradic

#686C58 #586C66 #5C586C #6C585E

square

#686C58 #586C66 #5C586C #6C585E

split-complementary

#686C58 #585E6C #66586C

monochromatic

#272921 #484A3D #686C58 #888D74 #A5A995

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#686C58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#686C58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C58

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C58	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6A59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A6A66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.031 116.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939687',
    500: '#686c58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c58;
$custom-light: #939687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72,
    "s": 10.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52188,
    "c": 0.03075,
    "h": 116.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C58

secondary

#8B8898

accent

#75B381

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F1F1EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0D0D0B

muted

#7E7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C58

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

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