#686a71

Color #686a71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#686a71

RGB

rgb(104, 106, 113)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 4.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 8%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 6.2%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(44.86, 0.73, -4.17)

LCH

lch(44.86, 4.23, 279.93)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.0112, 273.07)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 40.8%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716f68

Analogous

#686e71

#686a71

#6a6871

Triadic

#686a71

#71686a

#6a7168

Split-complementary

#686a71

#716a68

#6e7168

Tetradic

#686a71

#6f6871

#716f68

#6a7168

Square

#686a71

#71686e

#716f68

#68716a

Shades

Color #686a71 mixed toward black.

#57585e

#45474b

#343538

#232326

#111213

Tints

Color #686a71 mixed toward white.

#80828a

#999ba1

#b3b4b9

#cccdd0

#e6e6e8

Tones

Color #686a71 mixed toward gray.

#696a70

#696b6f

#6a6b6f

#6b6c6e

#6c6c6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.89:1

White text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#69696f · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#69696f · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#686e6e · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686a71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686a71]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#686a71 (#686a71) is rgb(104, 106, 113) in RGB.

No, #686a71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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