What color is #686C72?

#686C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686C72?

The RGB value is 104, 108, 114: 104 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686C72?

The complementary color is #726E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686C72 color

#686C72 rgb(104, 108, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686C72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.4% green and 44.7% blue (104, 108, 114).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#686C72 color codes

HEX	`#686C72`
RGB	`rgb(104, 108, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, -0.24, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 3.88, 266.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.108, 14.883, 18.046)`
Decimal	`6843506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686C72, 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 #686C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #686C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686c72; }
.text { color: #686c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 108 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686c72, #696872); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686C72?: #686C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686C72?: The RGB value is 104, 108, 114: 104 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686C72?: The complementary color is #726E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.