What color is #686971?

#686971 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686971?

The RGB value is 104, 105, 113: 104 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686971?

The complementary color is #717068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686971 color

#686971 rgb(104, 105, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686971 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 41.2% green and 44.3% blue (104, 105, 113).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#686971 color codes

HEX	`#686971`
RGB	`rgb(104, 105, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 41.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 8%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.57, 1.33, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.57, 4.79, 286.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.741, 14.238, 17.644)`
Decimal	`6842737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686971, 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 #686971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #686971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686971; }
.text { color: #686971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 105 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686971, #6c6871); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #686971?: #686971 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686971?: The RGB value is 104, 105, 113: 104 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686971?: The complementary color is #717068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.