What color is #686376?

#686376 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686376?

The RGB value is 104, 99, 118: 104 red, 99 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686376?

The complementary color is #717663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686376?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686376 color

#686376 rgb(104, 99, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686376 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.8% green and 46.3% blue (104, 99, 118).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#686376 color codes

HEX	`#686376`
RGB	`rgb(104, 99, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 16%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.03, 6.07, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.03, 11.64, 301.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.44, 13.175, 18.971)`
Decimal	`6841206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686376, 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 #686376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #686376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686376; }
.text { color: #686376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 99 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686376, #726376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686376?: #686376 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686376?: The RGB value is 104, 99, 118: 104 red, 99 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686376?: The complementary color is #717663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686376?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.