#686B5B Color

#686B5B is rgb(104, 107, 91) in RGB and hsl(71, 8%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686B5B

HEX#686B5B

RGBrgb(104, 107, 91)

HSLhsl(71, 8%, 39%)

HSVhsv(71, 15%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(52% 0.025 115.9)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686B5B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686B5B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686B5B Complementary#5E5B6B Analogous#6B665B Analogous#616B5B Triadic#5B686B Triadic#6B5B68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686B5B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7E816E #949886 #A8AB9C #BEC0B5 #D1D2CB #E7E8E3

Shades

#5B5E50 #4E5044 #404238 #33342D #262721 #181915

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