#686E6B Color

#686E6B is rgb(104, 110, 107) in RGB and hsl(150, 3%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686E6B

HEX#686E6B

RGBrgb(104, 110, 107)

HSLhsl(150, 3%, 42%)

HSVhsv(150, 5%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.009 164.7)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686E6B 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 #686E6B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686E6B Complementary#6E686B Analogous#686E68 Analogous#686E6E Triadic#6B686E Triadic#6E6B68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686E6B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C8380 #919794 #A6ABA8 #BBBFBD #D0D2D1 #E5E6E6

Shades

#5C615E #4D514F #404442 #313533 #252726 #161817

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