#686C56 Color

#686C56 is rgb(104, 108, 86) in RGB and hsl(71, 11%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686C56

HEX#686C56

RGBrgb(104, 108, 86)

HSLhsl(71, 11%, 38%)

HSVhsv(71, 20%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.034 115.9)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686C56 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 text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686C56 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686C56 Complementary#5A566C Analogous#6C6556 Analogous#5D6C56 Triadic#56686C Triadic#6C5668

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686C56, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#80856B #949980 #AAAD99 #BDBFB0 #D2D4C9 #E5E6E0

Shades

#5A5D4B #4C4F40 #3F4134 #34362B #262820 #191914

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