#686C5A Color

#686C5A is rgb(104, 108, 90) in RGB and hsl(73, 9%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686C5A

HEX#686C5A

RGBrgb(104, 108, 90)

HSLhsl(73, 9%, 39%)

HSVhsv(73, 17%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.028 117.5)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686C5A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686C5A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686C5A Complementary#5E5A6C Analogous#6C675A Analogous#606C5A Triadic#5A696C Triadic#6C5A69

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686C5A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7E836D #959985 #A8AB9B #BEC0B4 #D1D3CA #E7E8E3

Shades

#5B5F4F #4E5143 #404338 #33352C #262720 #181915

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