What color is #686346?

#686346 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686346?

The RGB value is 104, 99, 70: 104 red, 99 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686346?

The complementary color is #464B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686346 color

#686346 rgb(104, 99, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #686346 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.8% green and 27.5% blue (104, 99, 70).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#686346 color codes

HEX	`#686346`
RGB	`rgb(104, 99, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, -3.04, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 17.5, 99.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.276, 12.309, 7.575)`
Decimal	`6841158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686346, 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 #686346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #686346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686346; }
.text { color: #686346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 99 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686346, #5c6846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686346?: #686346 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686346?: The RGB value is 104, 99, 70: 104 red, 99 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686346?: The complementary color is #464B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.