What color is #686773?

#686773 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686773?

The RGB value is 104, 103, 115: 104 red, 103 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686773?

The complementary color is #727367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686773?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686773 color

#686773 rgb(104, 103, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686773 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40.4% green and 45.1% blue (104, 103, 115).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#686773 color codes

HEX	`#686773`
RGB	`rgb(104, 103, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 2.97, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 7.21, 294.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.653, 13.881, 18.176)`
Decimal	`6842227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686773, 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 #686773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #686773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686773; }
.text { color: #686773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 103 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686773, #6e6773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686773?: #686773 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686773?: The RGB value is 104, 103, 115: 104 red, 103 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686773?: The complementary color is #727367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686773?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.