What color is #686776?

#686776 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686776?

The RGB value is 104, 103, 118: 104 red, 103 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686776?

The complementary color is #757667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686776?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686776 color

#686776 rgb(104, 103, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686776 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40.4% green and 46.3% blue (104, 103, 118).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#686776 color codes

HEX	`#686776`
RGB	`rgb(104, 103, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, 3.65, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 9, 293.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.829, 13.951, 19.1)`
Decimal	`6842230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686776, 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 #686776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #686776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686776; }
.text { color: #686776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 103 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686776, #706776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686776?: #686776 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686776?: The RGB value is 104, 103, 118: 104 red, 103 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686776?: The complementary color is #757667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686776?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.