#686C51 Color

#686C51 is rgb(104, 108, 81) in RGB and hsl(69, 14%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686C51

HEX#686C51

RGBrgb(104, 108, 81)

HSLhsl(69, 14%, 37%)

HSVhsv(69, 25%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(52% 0.041 114.7)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686C51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686C51 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686C51 Complementary#55516C Analogous#6C6251 Analogous#5A6C51 Triadic#51686C Triadic#6C5168

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686C51, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#818665 #959A79 #AAAE93 #BFC2AE #D3D5C8 #E6E7DF

Shades

#5A5D46 #4E513D #404332 #323427 #24261D #191A14

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