#686B61 Color

#686B61 is rgb(104, 107, 97) in RGB and hsl(78, 5%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686B61

HEX#686B61

RGBrgb(104, 107, 97)

HSLhsl(78, 5%, 40%)

HSVhsv(78, 9%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.016 120.5)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686B61 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686B61 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686B61 Complementary#64616B Analogous#6B6961 Analogous#636B61 Triadic#61686B Triadic#6B6168

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686B61, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7D8174 #94978C #A8AAA1 #BCBEB7 #D0D1CC #E6E7E4

Shades

#5B5E55 #4E5049 #41433D #31332E #242522 #171816

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