#686c70

Color #686c70

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.01 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#686c70

RGB

rgb(104, 108, 112)

HSL

hsl(210, 3.7%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 7.1%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(45.41, -0.67, -2.76)

LCH

lch(45.41, 2.84, 256.36)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.008, 247.93)

HWB

hwb(210, 40.8%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#706c68

Analogous

#687070

#686c70

#686870

Triadic

#686c70

#70686c

#6c7068

Split-complementary

#686c70

#706868

#707068

Tetradic

#686c70

#6c6870

#706c68

#6c7068

Square

#686c70

#706870

#706c68

#687068

Shades

Color #686c70 mixed toward black.

#575a5d

#45484b

#343638

#232425

#111213

Tints

Color #686c70 mixed toward white.

#808589

#999da1

#b3b6b8

#ccced0

#e6e7e7

Tones

Color #686c70 mixed toward gray.

#696c6f

#6a6c6e

#6b6c6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.97:1

White text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a6f · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#6a696f · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#686e6e · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686c70;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686c70]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#686c70 (#686c70) is rgb(104, 108, 112) in RGB.

No, #686c70 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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