#68686d

Color #68686d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#68686d

RGB

rgb(104, 104, 109)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.3%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.6%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 4.6%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(44.16, 1.05, -2.8)

LCH

lch(44.16, 2.99, 290.56)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0078, 286.35)

HWB

hwb(240, 40.8%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d6d68

Analogous

#686b6d

#68686d

#6b686d

Triadic

#68686d

#6d6868

#686d68

Split-complementary

#68686d

#6d6b68

#6b6d68

Tetradic

#68686d

#6d686d

#6d6d68

#686d68

Square

#68686d

#6d686b

#6d6d68

#686d6b

Shades

Color #68686d mixed toward black.

#57575b

#454549

#343437

#232324

#111112

Tints

Color #68686d mixed toward white.

#808086

#9a9a9e

#b3b3b7

#cccccf

#e6e6e7

Tones

Color #68686d mixed toward gray.

#69696d

#69696c

#6a6a6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68686c · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#68686c · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#686b6b · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #68686d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68686d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#68686d (#68686d) is rgb(104, 104, 109) in RGB.

No, #68686d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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