#686d5e

Color #686d5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#686d5e

RGB

rgb(104, 109, 94)

HSL

hsl(80, 7.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80, 13.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 13.8%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(45.2, -4.9, 7.74)

LCH

lch(45.2, 9.16, 122.34)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.0236, 122.21)

HWB

hwb(80, 36.9%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#635e6d

Analogous

#6d6a5e

#686d5e

#606d5e

Triadic

#686d5e

#5e686d

#6d5e68

Split-complementary

#686d5e

#5e606d

#6a5e6d

Tetradic

#686d5e

#5e6d63

#635e6d

#6d5e68

Square

#686d5e

#5e6d6a

#635e6d

#6d5e60

Shades

Color #686d5e mixed toward black.

#575b4e

#45493f

#34372f

#23241f

#111210

Tints

Color #686d5e mixed toward white.

#828876

#9ba091

#b4b8ad

#cdd0c8

#e6e7e4

Tones

Color #686d5e mixed toward gray.

#686c5f

#676a60

#676962

#666863

#666764

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.94:1

White text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a62 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#6a6a63 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#686565 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686d5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686d5e]

Related colors

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#686d5e (#686d5e) is rgb(104, 109, 94) in RGB.

No, #686d5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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