#686B57 Color

#686B57 is rgb(104, 107, 87) in RGB and hsl(69, 10%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686B57

HEX#686B57

RGBrgb(104, 107, 87)

HSLhsl(69, 10%, 38%)

HSVhsv(69, 19%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.031 114.4)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686B57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686B57 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686B57 Complementary#5A576B Analogous#6B6457 Analogous#5E6B57 Triadic#57686B Triadic#6B5768

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686B57, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#80846C #949881 #AAAC9A #BDBFB0 #D2D3CA #E5E6E0

Shades

#5A5D4C #4C4F40 #3F4135 #34352C #262720 #191915

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