#686D5F Color

#686D5F is rgb(104, 109, 95) in RGB and hsl(81, 7%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686D5F

HEX#686D5F

RGBrgb(104, 109, 95)

HSLhsl(81, 7%, 40%)

HSVhsv(81, 13%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.022 123.2)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686D5F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686D5F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686D5F Complementary#645F6D Analogous#6D6B5F Analogous#616D5F Triadic#5F686D Triadic#6D5F68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686D5F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7D8372 #94998A #A8ACA0 #BCBFB5 #D0D2CB #E6E7E4

Shades

#5B5F53 #4E5247 #41443B #31342D #242621 #171915

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