#686F8D Color

#686F8D is rgb(104, 111, 141) in RGB and hsl(229, 15%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686F8D

HEX#686F8D

RGBrgb(104, 111, 141)

HSLhsl(229, 15%, 48%)

HSVhsv(229, 26%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.048 274.5)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686F8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686F8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686F8D Complementary#8D8668 Analogous#68818D Analogous#74688D Triadic#8D686F Triadic#6F8D68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686F8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B819D #9095AD #A4A8BC #BCBFCD #D0D2DC #E5E6EB

Shades

#5B617B #4C5167 #3F4355 #323543 #252732 #16171D

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