#686D7D Color

#686D7D is rgb(104, 109, 125) in RGB and hsl(226, 9%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686D7D

HEX#686D7D

RGBrgb(104, 109, 125)

HSLhsl(226, 9%, 45%)

HSVhsv(226, 17%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.026 271.8)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686D7D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686D7D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686D7D Complementary#7D7868 Analogous#68787D Analogous#6E687D Triadic#7D686D Triadic#6D7D68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686D7D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C8192 #9094A2 #A6A9B5 #BABCC5 #D0D2D8 #E3E4E8

Shades

#5A5F6C #4D505C #3F424B #33353D #25272C #17181C

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