#686C64#686C64

#686C64 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.013 H 128.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C64
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 100)
HSL	hsl(90, 4%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(90, 7%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 7.4%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, -3.17, 3.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 5.06, 128.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% -0.0083 0.0103)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.013 128.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3714, 14.5883, 14.1655)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C64 #68646C

analogous

#6C6C64 #686C64 #646C64

triadic

#686C64 #64686C #6C6468

tetradic

#686C64 #646C6C #68646C #6C6464

square

#686C64 #646C6C #68646C #6C6464

split-complementary

#686C64 #64646C #6C646C

monochromatic

#2B2C29 #494C47 #686C64 #878B82 #A5A9A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#686C64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#686C64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C64

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C64	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6B64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6B64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#686B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.013 128.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939690',
    500: '#686c64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c64;
$custom-light: #939690;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 3.846,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52526,
    "c": 0.01323,
    "h": 128.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C64

secondary

#969399

accent

#7BAD94

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F1F1F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0D0C

muted

#7E7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C64

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

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