#688D8C Color

#688D8C is rgb(104, 141, 140) in RGB and hsl(178, 15%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#688D8C

HEX#688D8C

RGBrgb(104, 141, 140)

HSLhsl(178, 15%, 48%)

HSVhsv(178, 26%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.041 194)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #688D8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #688D8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#688D8C Complementary#8D6869 Analogous#688D79 Analogous#687C8D Triadic#8C688D Triadic#8D8C68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #688D8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B9D9C #90ADAC #A4BCBB #BCCDCD #D0DCDC #E5EBEB

Shades

#5B7B7A #4C6766 #3F5554 #324343 #253231 #161D1D

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