#686c5e

Color #686c5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.51 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#686c5e

RGB

rgb(104, 108, 94)

HSL

hsl(77.1, 6.9%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.1, 13%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 13%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(44.91, -4.32, 7.32)

LCH

lch(44.91, 8.5, 120.55)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.022, 120.07)

HWB

hwb(77.1, 36.9%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#625e6c

Analogous

#6c695e

#686c5e

#616c5e

Triadic

#686c5e

#5e686c

#6c5e68

Split-complementary

#686c5e

#5e616c

#695e6c

Tetradic

#686c5e

#5e6c62

#625e6c

#6c5e68

Square

#686c5e

#5e6c69

#625e6c

#6c5e61

Shades

Color #686c5e mixed toward black.

#575a4e

#45483f

#34362f

#23241f

#111210

Tints

Color #686c5e mixed toward white.

#828776

#9b9f91

#b4b7ad

#cdcfc8

#e6e7e4

Tones

Color #686c5e mixed toward gray.

#676b5f

#676a60

#666861

#666763

#656664

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.9:1

White text reads better on this background (5.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a62 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#6a6962 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#686465 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686c5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686c5e]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#686c5e (#686c5e) is rgb(104, 108, 94) in RGB.

No, #686c5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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