#686f69

Color #686f69

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.9 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#686f69

RGB

rgb(104, 111, 105)

HSL

hsl(128.6, 3.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(128.6, 6.3%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 0%, 5.4%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(46.09, -3.91, 2.42)

LCH

lch(46.09, 4.6, 148.25)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.0125, 149.74)

HWB

hwb(128.6, 40.8%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f686e

Analogous

#6b6f68

#686f69

#686f6d

Triadic

#686f69

#69686f

#6f6968

Split-complementary

#686f69

#6d686f

#6f686b

Tetradic

#686f69

#686e6f

#6f686e

#6f6968

Square

#686f69

#686b6f

#6f686e

#6f6d68

Shades

Color #686f69 mixed toward black.

#575d58

#454a46

#343835

#232523

#111312

Tints

Color #686f69 mixed toward white.

#808881

#99a09a

#b3b8b4

#cccfcd

#e6e7e6

Tones

Color #686f69 mixed toward gray.

#696f69

#696e6a

#6a6d6a

#6a6d6b

#6b6c6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b6a · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#6b6a6b · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#686c6c · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #686f69;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686f69]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#686f69 (#686f69) is rgb(104, 111, 105) in RGB.

No, #686f69 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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