#686D55 Color

#686D55 is rgb(104, 109, 85) in RGB and hsl(72, 12%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686D55

HEX#686D55

RGBrgb(104, 109, 85)

HSLhsl(72, 12%, 38%)

HSVhsv(72, 22%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.037 117.2)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686D55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686D55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686D55 Complementary#5A556D Analogous#6D6655 Analogous#5C6D55 Triadic#55686D Triadic#6D5568

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686D55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#808669 #959A7E #AAAE98 #BDC0AF #D2D4C9 #E5E6E0

Shades

#5A5E4A #4D503F #3F4234 #34362B #26281F #191A14

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