#686E6A Color

#686E6A is rgb(104, 110, 106) in RGB and hsl(140, 3%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686E6A

HEX#686E6A

RGBrgb(104, 110, 106)

HSLhsl(140, 3%, 42%)

HSVhsv(140, 5%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.01 156.9)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686E6A 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 #686E6A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686E6A Complementary#6E686C Analogous#696E68 Analogous#686E6D Triadic#6A686E Triadic#6E6A68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686E6A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C837E #919793 #A6ABA7 #BBBFBC #D0D2D1 #E5E6E5

Shades

#5C615D #4D514E #404442 #313532 #252726 #161817

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