What color is #686681?

#686681 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686681?

The RGB value is 104, 102, 129: 104 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686681?

The complementary color is #7F8166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686681 color

#686681 rgb(104, 102, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686681 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40% green and 50.6% blue (104, 102, 129).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#686681 color codes

HEX	`#686681`
RGB	`rgb(104, 102, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.28, 6.87, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.28, 16.22, 295.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.422, 14.031, 22.713)`
Decimal	`6841985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686681, 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 #686681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #686681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686681; }
.text { color: #686681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 102 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686681, #756681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686681?: #686681 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686681?: The RGB value is 104, 102, 129: 104 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686681?: The complementary color is #7F8166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.