What color is #686440?

#686440 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 #686440?

The RGB value is 104, 100, 64: 104 red, 100 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686440?

The complementary color is #404468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686440 color

#686440 rgb(104, 100, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #686440 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 39.2% green and 25.1% blue (104, 100, 64).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#686440 color codes

HEX	`#686440`
RGB	`rgb(104, 100, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 39.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, -4.45, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 21.48, 101.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.192, 12.428, 6.659)`
Decimal	`6841408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686440, 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 #686440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #686440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686440; }
.text { color: #686440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 100 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686440, #586840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #686440?: #686440 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 #686440?: The RGB value is 104, 100, 64: 104 red, 100 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686440?: The complementary color is #404468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.