What color is #686A5C?

#686A5C is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686A5C?

The RGB value is 104, 106, 92: 104 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686A5C?

The complementary color is #5E5C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686A5C color

#686A5C rgb(104, 106, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686A5C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 41.6% green and 36.1% blue (104, 106, 92).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#686A5C color codes

HEX	`#686A5C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 106, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 41.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.27, -3.52, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.27, 8.38, 114.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.794, 14.024, 12.156)`
Decimal	`6842972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686A5C, 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 #686A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #686A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686a5c; }
.text { color: #686a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 106 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686a5c, #616a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686A5C?: #686A5C is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686A5C?: The RGB value is 104, 106, 92: 104 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686A5C?: The complementary color is #5E5C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.