#686D64#686D64

#686D64 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.015 H 130.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686D64
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 100)
HSL	hsl(93, 4%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(93, 8%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 8.3%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, -3.75, 4.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 5.76, 130.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0099 0.0114)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.015 130.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4774, 14.8004, 14.2009)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686D64 #69646D

analogous

#6C6D64 #686D64 #646D64

triadic

#686D64 #64686D #6D6468

tetradic

#686D64 #646C6D #69646D #6D6464

square

#686D64 #646C6D #69646D #6D6464

split-complementary

#686D64 #64646D #6D646C

monochromatic

#2B2D29 #4A4D47 #686D64 #878C82 #A5AAA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#686D64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#686D64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686D64

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686D64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686D64	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6C64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6B64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#686C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686d64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.015 130.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939690',
    500: '#686d64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686d64;
$custom-light: #939690;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686d64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 93.333,
    "s": 4.306,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52759,
    "c": 0.0151,
    "h": 130.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686D64

secondary

#97939A

accent

#7AAD97

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F1F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0D0D0C

muted

#7E7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #686D64

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

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