What color is #686371?

#686371 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686371?

The RGB value is 104, 99, 113: 104 red, 99 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686371?

The complementary color is #6C7163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686371?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686371 color

#686371 rgb(104, 99, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686371 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.8% green and 44.3% blue (104, 99, 113).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#686371 color codes

HEX	`#686371`
RGB	`rgb(104, 99, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, 4.94, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 8.7, 304.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.151, 13.059, 17.447)`
Decimal	`6841201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686371, 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 #686371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #686371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686371; }
.text { color: #686371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 99 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686371, #6f6371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686371?: #686371 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686371?: The RGB value is 104, 99, 113: 104 red, 99 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686371?: The complementary color is #6C7163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686371?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.