#68646C

Accessibility

5.79:1

Vs white / black

5.79:1 · 3.63:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#68646c

RGB

rgb(104, 100, 108)

RGBA

rgba(104, 100, 108, 1)

HSL

hsl(270, 4%, 41%)

HSLA

hsla(270, 4%, 41%, 1)

HSV

hsv(270, 7%, 42%)

LAB

lab(42.97% 3.24 -3.94)

LCH

lch(42.97% 5.1 309.43)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5096 0.0083 -0.0105)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5096 0.0134 308.33)

XYZ

xyz(12.97, 13.14, 16.04)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 58%)

CSS

color: #68646c;

CSS variable

--color-68646c: #68646c;

SCSS

$color-68646c: #68646c;

JavaScript

const color = "#68646c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#68646c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#68646c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#68646c", "rgb": { "r": 104, "g": 100, "b": 108 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5096 0.0134 308.33)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#68646c-1: #68646c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Very different · ΔE 5.16 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 5.64 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 5.73 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 9.05 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f9f2ff 100ece5f2 200d8d1df 300c1bac8 400a59eab 500898390 600736d79 7005d5762 80047414c 900322c37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f2f2f3 e6e5e7 d9d8da cdcbce c0bec2 b4b2b6 a7a5a9 9a989d 8e8b91 817e85 757178 68646c 5f5c63 57535a 4e4b51 454348 3d3a3f 343236 2b2a2d 232124 1a191b 111112 090809

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f2f2f3 e6e5e7 d9d8da cdcbce c0bec2 b4b2b6 a7a5a9 9a989d 8e8b91 817e85 757178

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

5f5c63 57535a 4e4b51 454348 3d3a3f 343236 2b2a2d 232124 1a191b 111112 090809

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

6a666e 6c696f 6e6b71 706d73 727074 747276 767478 787779 7a797b 7c7b7d 7e7e7e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#68646CStop 1 #696D64Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#64646DStop 1 #68646CStop 2 #6D646DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#68646CStop 1 #6D6964Stop 2 #646D69Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#68646CStop 1 #6D6D64Stop 2 #646D64Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333135Stop 1 #59565DStop 2 #807A85Stop 3 #A6A2A9Stop 4 #CCCACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #68646c works

#68646C (#68646c) sits in the grey family at about 270° hue, 4% saturation, and 41% lightness. Contrast is 5.79:1 on white and 3.63:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #68646c is 3.63:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Web Safe #666666#666666 DimGray#696969 Material Grey 700#616161 Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Fill Tertiary#787880 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind stone 500#78716C