#6F686F

Accessibility

5.4:1

Vs white / black

5.4:1 · 3.89:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6f686f

RGB

rgb(111, 104, 111)

RGBA

rgba(111, 104, 111, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 3%, 42%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 3%, 42%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 6%, 44%)

LAB

lab(44.84% 4.15 -2.93)

LCH

lch(44.84% 5.08 324.78)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5261 0.0114 -0.0078)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5261 0.0138 325.62)

XYZ

xyz(14.37, 14.43, 17.06)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 56%)

CSS

color: #6f686f;

CSS variable

--color-6f686f: #6f686f;

SCSS

$color-6f686f: #6f686f;

JavaScript

const color = "#6f686f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6f686f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6f686f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6f686f", "rgb": { "r": 111, "g": 104, "b": 111 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5261 0.0138 325.62)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#6f686f-1: #6f686f;
}

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

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.66 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 5.97 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 6.86 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 9.47 · #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.

50fdf1fd 100efe4ef 200dbd0db 300c5bac5 400a89da8 5008d828d 600766c77 700605660 80049404a 900342c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f3f2f3 e7e6e7 dbd9db cfcdcf c3c0c3 b7b4b7 aba7ab 9f9a9f 938e93 878187 7b757b 6f686f 665f66 5d575d 534e53 4a454a 413d41 383438 2e2b2e 252325 1c1a1c 121112 090909

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f2f3 e7e6e7 dbd9db cfcdcf c3c0c3 b7b4b7 aba7ab 9f9a9f 938e93 878187 7b757b

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

665f66 5d575d 534e53 4a454a 413d41 383438 2e2b2e 252325 1c1a1c 121112 090909

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

706a70 726c72 736e73 757075 767276 787478 797679 7a787a 7c7a7c 7d7c7d 7f7e7f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6F686FStop 1 #686E68Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6B686EStop 1 #6F686FStop 2 #6E686BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6F686FStop 1 #6E6E68Stop 2 #686E6EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6F686FStop 1 #6B6E68Stop 2 #686E6BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353135Stop 1 #5C575CStop 2 #837C83Stop 3 #A8A3A8Stop 4 #CECACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #6f686f works

#6F686F (#6f686f) sits in the grey family at about 300° hue, 3% saturation, and 42% lightness. Contrast is 5.4:1 on white and 3.89:1 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, #6f686f is 3.89:1. 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 DimGray#696969 Web Safe #666666#666666 Fill Tertiary#787880 Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B