What color is #686448?

#686448 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 #686448?

The RGB value is 104, 100, 72: 104 red, 100 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686448?

The complementary color is #484C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686448?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686448 color

#686448 rgb(104, 100, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #686448 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 39.2% green and 28.2% blue (104, 100, 72).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#686448 color codes

HEX	`#686448`
RGB	`rgb(104, 100, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 39.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 31%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, -3.33, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 16.83, 101.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.436, 12.526, 7.945)`
Decimal	`6841416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686448, 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 #686448	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686448 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #686448 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686448; }
.text { color: #686448; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686448; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 100 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686448, #5c6848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686448?: #686448 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 #686448?: The RGB value is 104, 100, 72: 104 red, 100 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686448?: The complementary color is #484C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686448?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.