#686A73 Color

#686A73 is rgb(104, 106, 115) in RGB and hsl(229, 5%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686A73

HEX#686A73

RGBrgb(104, 106, 115)

HSLhsl(229, 5%, 43%)

HSVhsv(229, 10%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.014 275.9)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686A73 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686A73 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686A73 Complementary#737168 Analogous#687073 Analogous#6C6873 Triadic#73686A Triadic#6A7368

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686A73, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C7E88 #91939C #A7A8AF #B9BBC0 #CFD0D3 #E4E5E7

Shades

#5A5B63 #4E4F56 #3F4046 #333438 #242528 #18191B

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