What color is #686B70?

#686B70 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686B70?

The RGB value is 104, 107, 112: 104 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686B70?

The complementary color is #706D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686B70 color

#686B70 rgb(104, 107, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686B70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42% green and 43.9% blue (104, 107, 112).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#686B70 color codes

HEX	`#686B70`
RGB	`rgb(104, 107, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 7%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.12, -0.08, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.12, 3.19, 268.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.891, 14.628, 17.418)`
Decimal	`6843248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686B70, 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 #686B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #686B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686b70; }
.text { color: #686b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 107 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686b70, #696870); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686B70?: #686B70 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686B70?: The RGB value is 104, 107, 112: 104 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686B70?: The complementary color is #706D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.