What color is #686A61?

#686A61 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686A61?

The RGB value is 104, 106, 97: 104 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686A61?

The complementary color is #63616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686A61 color

#686A61 rgb(104, 106, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686A61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 41.6% green and 38% blue (104, 106, 97).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#686A61 color codes

HEX	`#686A61`
RGB	`rgb(104, 106, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 41.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.4, -2.58, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.4, 5.44, 118.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.02, 14.114, 13.345)`
Decimal	`6842977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686A61, 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 #686A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #686A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686a61; }
.text { color: #686a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 106 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686a61, #636a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #686A61?: #686A61 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686A61?: The RGB value is 104, 106, 97: 104 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686A61?: The complementary color is #63616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.