#686A73

Closest named color: Dim Gray (#696969). oklch(52.6% 0.014 275.9), rgb(104, 106, 115).

White text reads best on this color (5.38:1).

About this color

#686A73 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 53%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.38:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	medium-dark (53%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.014)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dim Gray (#696969)
Black text	3.89:1
White text	5.38:1

Values

HEX	#686A73
RGB	rgb(104, 106, 115)
HSL	hsl(229, 5%, 43%)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.014 275.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #686A73	5.38:1	AA	Lc -82.2	Fine for body text
Black text on #686A73	3.89:1	AA large text	Lc 27.2	Dividers and decoration only
#686A73 text on white	5.38:1	AA	Lc 76.9	Fine for body text
#686A73 text on black	3.89:1	AA large text	Lc -24.9	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F6

oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
Step 100
100

#E9EAEB

oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
Step 200
200

#D8D9DB

oklch(88.5% 0.003 264.5)
Step 300
300

#BFC0C5

oklch(80.8% 0.007 277.1)
Step 400
400

#9FA0A7

oklch(70.7% 0.01 279.6)
Step 500
500

#878992

oklch(63.1% 0.014 276)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#686A73

oklch(52.6% 0.014 275.9)
Step 700
700

#5E6068

oklch(49% 0.013 274.7)
Step 800
800

#4D4F55

oklch(42.8% 0.01 271.2)
Step 900
900

#404146

oklch(37.6% 0.009 276.9)
Step 950
950

#262629

oklch(27% 0.005 286)

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#686A73 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#686B73	0.003
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#676A73	0.002
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#666C6D	0.013
Achromatopsia (no color)	#6A6A6A	0.014

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #686A73, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #686A73 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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