What color is #686378?

#686378 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686378?

The RGB value is 104, 99, 120: 104 red, 99 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686378?

The complementary color is #737863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686378 color

#686378 rgb(104, 99, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686378 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.8% green and 47.1% blue (104, 99, 120).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#686378 color codes

HEX	`#686378`
RGB	`rgb(104, 99, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.1, 6.54, -11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.1, 12.83, 300.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.56, 13.223, 19.604)`
Decimal	`6841208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686378, 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 #686378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #686378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686378; }
.text { color: #686378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 99 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686378, #726378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686378?: #686378 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686378?: The RGB value is 104, 99, 120: 104 red, 99 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686378?: The complementary color is #737863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.