What color is #686C76?

#686C76 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686C76?

The RGB value is 104, 108, 118: 104 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686C76?

The complementary color is #767268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686C76 color

#686C76 rgb(104, 108, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686C76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (104, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#686C76 color codes

HEX	`#686C76`
RGB	`rgb(104, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 12%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.6, 0.66, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.6, 6.12, 276.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.341, 14.976, 19.271)`
Decimal	`6843510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686C76, 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 #686C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #686C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686c76; }
.text { color: #686c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686c76, #6b6876); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #686C76?: #686C76 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686C76?: The RGB value is 104, 108, 118: 104 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686C76?: The complementary color is #767268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.