What color is #686060?

#686060 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686060?

The RGB value is 104, 96, 96: 104 red, 96 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686060?

The complementary color is #606868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686060?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686060 color

#686060 rgb(104, 96, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686060 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.6% green and 37.6% blue (104, 96, 96).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#686060 color codes

HEX	`#686060`
RGB	`rgb(104, 96, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.46, 3.18, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.46, 3.39, 19.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.003, 12.153, 12.778)`
Decimal	`6840416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686060, 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 #686060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #686060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686060; }
.text { color: #686060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 96 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686060, #686460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #686060?: #686060 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686060?: The RGB value is 104, 96, 96: 104 red, 96 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686060?: The complementary color is #606868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686060?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.