#686E5E#686E5E

#686E5E is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.025 H 124.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686E5E
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 94)
HSL	hsl(83, 8%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(83, 15%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 14.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, -5.48, 8.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 9.82, 123.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% -0.0142 0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.025 124)
XYZ	xyz(13.3049, 14.9031, 12.7631)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686E5E #645E6E

analogous

#6E6C5E #686E5E #606E5E

triadic

#686E5E #5E686E #6E5E68

tetradic

#686E5E #5E6E6C #645E6E #6E5E60

square

#686E5E #5E6E6C #645E6E #6E5E60

split-complementary

#686E5E #5E606E #6C5E6E

monochromatic

#2A2C26 #494D42 #686E5E #878E7B #A5AA9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#686E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#686E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686E5E

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686E5E	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706C5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6C5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#696C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.025 124.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93978b',
    500: '#686e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686e5e;
$custom-light: #93978b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.5,
    "s": 7.843,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5282,
    "c": 0.02547,
    "h": 124
  },
  "luminance": 0.14903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686E5E

secondary

#928E9A

accent

#77B18D

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F1F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0D0D0C

muted

#7E7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #686E5E

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

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