What color is #686A74?

#686A74 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686A74?

The RGB value is 104, 106, 116: 104 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686A74?

The complementary color is #747268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686A74 color

#686A74 rgb(104, 106, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686A74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 41.6% green and 45.5% blue (104, 106, 116).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#686A74 color codes

HEX	`#686A74`
RGB	`rgb(104, 106, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 41.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, 1.4, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 6, 283.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.015, 14.512, 18.582)`
Decimal	`6842996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686A74, 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 #686A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #686A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686a74; }
.text { color: #686a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 106 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686a74, #6c6874); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #686A74?: #686A74 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686A74?: The RGB value is 104, 106, 116: 104 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686A74?: The complementary color is #747268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.