What color is #686670?

#686670 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686670?

The RGB value is 104, 102, 112: 104 red, 102 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686670?

The complementary color is #6E7066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686670?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686670 color

#686670 rgb(104, 102, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686670 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40% green and 43.9% blue (104, 102, 112).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#686670 color codes

HEX	`#686670`
RGB	`rgb(104, 102, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.68, 2.9, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.68, 6.07, 298.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.384, 13.616, 17.249)`
Decimal	`6841968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686670, 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 #686670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #686670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686670; }
.text { color: #686670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 102 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686670, #6d6670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #686670?: #686670 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686670?: The RGB value is 104, 102, 112: 104 red, 102 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686670?: The complementary color is #6E7066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686670?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.