#686B6E Color

#686B6E is rgb(104, 107, 110) in RGB and hsl(210, 3%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686B6E

HEX#686B6E

RGBrgb(104, 107, 110)

HSLhsl(210, 3%, 42%)

HSVhsv(210, 5%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.006 247.9)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686B6E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686B6E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686B6E Complementary#6E6B68 Analogous#686E6E Analogous#68686E Triadic#6E686B Triadic#6B6E68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686B6E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C8083 #919497 #A6A8AB #BBBDBF #D0D1D2 #E5E6E6

Shades

#5C5E61 #4D4F51 #404244 #313335 #252627 #161718

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