What color is #686B5B?

#686B5B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686B5B?

The RGB value is 104, 107, 91: 104 red, 107 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686B5B?

The complementary color is #5E5B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686B5B color

#686B5B rgb(104, 107, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686B5B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42% green and 35.7% blue (104, 107, 91).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#686B5B color codes

HEX	`#686B5B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 107, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, -4.29, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 9.6, 116.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.855, 14.214, 11.962)`
Decimal	`6843227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686B5B, 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 #686B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #686B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686b5b; }
.text { color: #686b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 107 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686b5b, #606b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686B5B?: #686B5B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686B5B?: The RGB value is 104, 107, 91: 104 red, 107 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686B5B?: The complementary color is #5E5B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.