#686572

Color #686572

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.98 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#686572

RGB

rgb(104, 101, 114)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 6%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 11.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 11.4%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(43.46, 3.95, -6.87)

LCH

lch(43.46, 7.92, 299.9)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.0206, 296.19)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 39.6%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7265

Analogous

#656972

#686572

#6f6572

Triadic

#686572

#726865

#657268

Split-complementary

#686572

#726f65

#697265

Tetradic

#686572

#72656f

#6f7265

#657268

Square

#686572

#726569

#6f7265

#65726f

Shades

Color #686572 mixed toward black.

#57545f

#45434c

#343339

#232226

#111113

Tints

Color #686572 mixed toward white.

#807d8c

#9a97a3

#b3b1ba

#cccbd1

#e6e5e8

Tones

Color #686572 mixed toward gray.

#696671

#696770

#6a686f

#6a696e

#6b6b6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67676f · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#67676e · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#686d6c · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686572;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686572]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#686572 (#686572) is rgb(104, 101, 114) in RGB.

No, #686572 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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