#686B78 Color

#686B78 is rgb(104, 107, 120) in RGB and hsl(229, 7%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686B78

HEX#686B78

RGBrgb(104, 107, 120)

HSLhsl(229, 7%, 44%)

HSVhsv(229, 13%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(53% 0.021 275.4)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686B78 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686B78 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686B78 Complementary#787568 Analogous#687378 Analogous#6D6878 Triadic#78686B Triadic#6B7868

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686B78, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C7F8D #8F929E #A5A7B1 #BBBCC4 #D1D2D7 #E4E4E7

Shades

#5A5D68 #4E505A #40424A #323339 #242529 #18181B

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