What color is #686957?

#686957 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686957?

The RGB value is 104, 105, 87: 104 red, 105 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686957?

The complementary color is #585769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686957 color

#686957 rgb(104, 105, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686957 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 41.2% green and 34.1% blue (104, 105, 87).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#686957 color codes

HEX	`#686957`
RGB	`rgb(104, 105, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 41.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, -3.83, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 10.73, 110.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.481, 13.734, 11.008)`
Decimal	`6842711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686957, 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 #686957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #686957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686957; }
.text { color: #686957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 105 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686957, #5f6957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686957?: #686957 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686957?: The RGB value is 104, 105, 87: 104 red, 105 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686957?: The complementary color is #585769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.