What color is #686C7B?

#686C7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686C7B?

The RGB value is 104, 108, 123: 104 red, 108 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686C7B?

The complementary color is #7B7768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686C7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686C7B color

#686C7B rgb(104, 108, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686C7B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.4% green and 48.2% blue (104, 108, 123).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#686C7B color codes

HEX	`#686C7B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 108, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.77, 1.82, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.77, 9.02, 281.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.646, 15.098, 20.878)`
Decimal	`6843515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686C7B, 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 #686C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #686C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686c7b; }
.text { color: #686c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 108 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686c7b, #6e687b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686C7B?: #686C7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686C7B?: The RGB value is 104, 108, 123: 104 red, 108 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686C7B?: The complementary color is #7B7768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686C7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.