#686C7D Color

#686C7D is rgb(104, 108, 125) in RGB and hsl(229, 9%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686C7D

HEX#686C7D

RGBrgb(104, 108, 125)

HSLhsl(229, 9%, 45%)

HSVhsv(229, 17%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.027 275)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686C7D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686C7D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686C7D Complementary#7D7968 Analogous#68777D Analogous#6F687D Triadic#7D686C Triadic#6C7D68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686C7D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C8092 #9093A2 #A6A9B5 #BABCC5 #D0D1D8 #E3E4E8

Shades

#5A5E6C #4D4F5C #3F414B #33353D #25262C #17181C

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