#686E7D Color

#686E7D is rgb(104, 110, 125) in RGB and hsl(223, 9%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686E7D

HEX#686E7D

RGBrgb(104, 110, 125)

HSLhsl(223, 9%, 45%)

HSVhsv(223, 17%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.025 268.2)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686E7D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text4.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686E7D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686E7D Complementary#7D7768 Analogous#68797D Analogous#6D687D Triadic#7D686E Triadic#6E7D68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686E7D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C8292 #9095A2 #A6AAB5 #BABDC5 #D0D2D8 #E3E5E8

Shades

#5A606C #4D515C #3F424B #33363D #25272C #17191C

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