#686972

Color #686972

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#686972

RGB

rgb(104, 105, 114)

HSL

hsl(234, 4.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 8.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(44.6, 1.55, -5.16)

LCH

lch(44.6, 5.39, 286.72)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.014, 280.67)

HWB

hwb(234, 40.8%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727168

Analogous

#686e72

#686972

#6c6872

Triadic

#686972

#726869

#697268

Split-complementary

#686972

#726c68

#6e7268

Tetradic

#686972

#716872

#727168

#697268

Square

#686972

#72686e

#727168

#68726c

Shades

Color #686972 mixed toward black.

#57575f

#45464c

#343439

#232326

#111113

Tints

Color #686972 mixed toward white.

#80818b

#999aa2

#b3b3b9

#cccdd1

#e6e6e8

Tones

Color #686972 mixed toward gray.

#696a71

#6a6a70

#6a6b6f

#6b6c6f

#6c6c6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686870 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#68686f · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#686e6e · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686972]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#686972 (#686972) is rgb(104, 105, 114) in RGB.

No, #686972 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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