What color is #686274?

#686274 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686274?

The RGB value is 104, 98, 116: 104 red, 98 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686274?

The complementary color is #6E7462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686274 color

#686274 rgb(104, 98, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686274 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.4% green and 45.5% blue (104, 98, 116).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#686274 color codes

HEX	`#686274`
RGB	`rgb(104, 98, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.67, 6.22, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.67, 11.15, 303.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.228, 12.939, 18.32)`
Decimal	`6840948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686274, 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 #686274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #686274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686274; }
.text { color: #686274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 98 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686274, #716274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686274?: #686274 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686274?: The RGB value is 104, 98, 116: 104 red, 98 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686274?: The complementary color is #6E7462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.