#686F7E

#686F7E

Color Values

HEX

#686F7E

RGB

104, 111, 126

HSL

220.9, 9.6%, 45.1%

HSV

220.9, 17.5%, 49.4%

CMYK

17.5%, 11.9%, 0.0%, 50.6%

OKLCH

0.541 0.0249 265.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: lightsteelblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#686F7E

#7E7768

Analogous

#687A7E

#6C687E

#686F7E

Triadic

#686F7E

#7E686F

#6F7E68

Split Complementary

#686F7E

#7E6C68

#7A7E68

Tetradic

#686F7E

#7E687A

#7E7768

#687E6C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#686F7E

Protanopia

#6B6B7A

Deuteranopia

#6B6A79

Tritanopia

#687877

Achromatopsia

#6F6F6F

CSS Usage

background-color: #686F7E;
color: #686F7E;
border-color: #686F7E;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 500 #6B7280

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F7F8
100
#ECEDEF
200
#D8DADF
300
#BCC0C8
400
#989DAA
500
#737B8C
600
#5C6270
700
#4A4F59
800
#3A3E46
900
#2C2F35
950
#1C1E21

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.04:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.16:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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