What color is #686A75?

#686A75 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686A75?

The RGB value is 104, 106, 117: 104 red, 106 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686A75?

The complementary color is #757368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686A75 color

#686A75 rgb(104, 106, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686A75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 41.6% green and 45.9% blue (104, 106, 117).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#686A75 color codes

HEX	`#686A75`
RGB	`rgb(104, 106, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 41.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, 1.62, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 6.59, 284.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.073, 14.535, 18.89)`
Decimal	`6842997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686A75, 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 #686A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #686A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686a75; }
.text { color: #686a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 106 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686a75, #6c6875); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686A75?: #686A75 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686A75?: The RGB value is 104, 106, 117: 104 red, 106 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686A75?: The complementary color is #757368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.