#686E59 Color

#686E59 is rgb(104, 110, 89) in RGB and hsl(77, 11%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686E59

HEX#686E59

RGBrgb(104, 110, 89)

HSLhsl(77, 11%, 39%)

HSVhsv(77, 19%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.033 120.5)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686E59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686E59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686E59 Complementary#5F596E Analogous#6E6A59 Analogous#5D6E59 Triadic#59686E Triadic#6E5968

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686E59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7E856B #949B82 #A8AD99 #BDC2B3 #D1D4C9 #E7E8E3

Shades

#5B604D #4D5242 #404436 #33362B #252820 #181914

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