What color is #686D70?

#686D70 is a gray known as Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beautiful Darkness?

The RGB value is 104, 109, 112: 104 red, 109 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beautiful Darkness?

The complementary color is #706B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beautiful Darkness color: hex code #686D70

#686D70 rgb(104, 109, 112)

Shades of gray

Beautiful Darkness has the hex code #686D70. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.7% green and 43.9% blue (104, 109, 112).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

Beautiful Darkness (#686D70) color codes

HEX	`#686D70`
RGB	`rgb(104, 109, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 7%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.7, -1.26, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.7, 2.65, 241.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.102, 15.05, 17.488)`
Decimal	`6843760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beautiful Darkness, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #686D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #686D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686d70; }
.text { color: #686d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 109 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686d70, #686970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #686D70 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #686D70?: #686D70 is a gray known as Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beautiful Darkness?: The RGB value is 104, 109, 112: 104 red, 109 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beautiful Darkness?: The complementary color is #706B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.