What color is #686979?

#686979 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686979?

The RGB value is 104, 105, 121: 104 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686979?

The complementary color is #797868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686979 color

#686979 rgb(104, 105, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686979 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 41.2% green and 47.5% blue (104, 105, 121).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#686979 color codes

HEX	`#686979`
RGB	`rgb(104, 105, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 41.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 3.14, -9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 9.56, 289.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.211, 14.427, 20.121)`
Decimal	`6842745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686979, 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 #686979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #686979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686979; }
.text { color: #686979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 105 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686979, #706879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686979?: #686979 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686979?: The RGB value is 104, 105, 121: 104 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686979?: The complementary color is #797868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.