What color is #686A82?

#686A82 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686A82?

The RGB value is 104, 106, 130: 104 red, 106 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686A82?

The complementary color is #828068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686A82 color

#686A82 rgb(104, 106, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686A82 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 41.6% green and 51% blue (104, 106, 130).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#686A82 color codes

HEX	`#686A82`
RGB	`rgb(104, 106, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 41.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, 4.7, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 14.31, 289.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.891, 14.863, 23.199)`
Decimal	`6843010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686A82, 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 #686A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #686A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686a82; }
.text { color: #686a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 106 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686a82, #736882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686A82?: #686A82 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686A82?: The RGB value is 104, 106, 130: 104 red, 106 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686A82?: The complementary color is #828068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.