What color is #686C69?

#686C69 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686C69?

The RGB value is 104, 108, 105: 104 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686C69?

The complementary color is #6C686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686C69 color

#686C69 rgb(104, 108, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686C69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.4% green and 41.2% blue (104, 108, 105).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#686C69 color codes

HEX	`#686C69`
RGB	`rgb(104, 108, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 4%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, -2.16, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 2.44, 152.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.621, 14.688, 15.479)`
Decimal	`6843497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686C69, 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 #686C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #686C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686c69; }
.text { color: #686c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 108 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686c69, #686c6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686C69?: #686C69 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686C69?: The RGB value is 104, 108, 105: 104 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686C69?: The complementary color is #6C686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.