What color is #686C78?

#686C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686C78?

The RGB value is 104, 108, 120: 104 red, 108 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686C78?

The complementary color is #787468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686C78 color

#686C78 rgb(104, 108, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686C78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.4% green and 47.1% blue (104, 108, 120).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#686C78 color codes

HEX	`#686C78`
RGB	`rgb(104, 108, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, 1.12, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 7.27, 278.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.461, 15.024, 19.904)`
Decimal	`6843512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686C78, 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 #686C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #686C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686c78; }
.text { color: #686c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 108 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686c78, #6c6878); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #686C78?: #686C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686C78?: The RGB value is 104, 108, 120: 104 red, 108 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686C78?: The complementary color is #787468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.