What color is #686B42?

#686B42 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686B42?

The RGB value is 104, 107, 66: 104 red, 107 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686B42?

The complementary color is #45426B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686B42 color

#686B42 rgb(104, 107, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #686B42 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42% green and 25.9% blue (104, 107, 66).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#686B42 color codes

HEX	`#686B42`
RGB	`rgb(104, 107, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 38%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.02, -8.22, 22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.02, 24.06, 109.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.95, 13.852, 7.197)`
Decimal	`6843202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686B42, 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 #686B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #686B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686b42; }
.text { color: #686b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 107 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686b42, #546b42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #686B42?: #686B42 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686B42?: The RGB value is 104, 107, 66: 104 red, 107 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686B42?: The complementary color is #45426B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.