#686E78 Color

#686E78 is rgb(104, 110, 120) in RGB and hsl(218, 7%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686E78

HEX#686E78

RGBrgb(104, 110, 120)

HSLhsl(218, 7%, 44%)

HSVhsv(218, 13%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.017 260.7)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686E78 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686E78 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686E78 Complementary#787268 Analogous#687678 Analogous#6A6878 Triadic#78686E Triadic#6E7868

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686E78, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C828D #8F949E #A5A9B1 #BBBEC4 #D1D3D7 #E4E5E7

Shades

#5A5F68 #4E535A #40444A #323539 #242629 #18191B

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