What color is #686746?

#686746 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 #686746?

The RGB value is 104, 103, 70: 104 red, 103 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686746?

The complementary color is #464768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686746 color

#686746 rgb(104, 103, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #686746 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40.4% green and 27.5% blue (104, 103, 70).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#686746 color codes

HEX	`#686746`
RGB	`rgb(104, 103, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.89, -5.37, 18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.89, 19.57, 105.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.665, 13.086, 7.705)`
Decimal	`6842182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686746, 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 #686746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #686746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686746; }
.text { color: #686746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 103 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686746, #586846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686746?: #686746 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 #686746?: The RGB value is 104, 103, 70: 104 red, 103 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686746?: The complementary color is #464768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.