#686568

Color #686568

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.54 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#686568

RGB

rgb(104, 101, 104)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.5%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.9%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 0%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(43.14, 1.79, -1.27)

LCH

lch(43.14, 2.19, 324.64)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.006, 325.24)

HWB

hwb(300, 39.6%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656865

Analogous

#676568

#686568

#686567

Triadic

#686568

#686865

#656868

Split-complementary

#686568

#676865

#656867

Tetradic

#686568

#686565

#656865

#656868

Square

#686568

#686765

#656865

#656768

Shades

Color #686568 mixed toward black.

#575457

#454345

#343234

#232223

#111111

Tints

Color #686568 mixed toward white.

#827e82

#9b989b

#b4b2b4

#cdcbcd

#e6e5e6

Tones

Color #686568 mixed toward gray.

#686568

#676667

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.65:1

White text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676767 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#676767 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#686767 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 2.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #686568;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686568]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#686568 (#686568) is rgb(104, 101, 104) in RGB.

No, #686568 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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