What color is #686C80?

#686C80 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 #686C80?

The RGB value is 104, 108, 128: 104 red, 108 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686C80?

The complementary color is #807C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686C80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686C80 color

#686C80 rgb(104, 108, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686C80 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.4% green and 50.2% blue (104, 108, 128).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#686C80 color codes

HEX	`#686C80`
RGB	`rgb(104, 108, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.94, 3.01, -11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.94, 11.95, 284.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.967, 15.226, 22.568)`
Decimal	`6843520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686C80, 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 #686C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #686C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686c80; }
.text { color: #686c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 108 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686c80, #706880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686C80?: #686C80 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 #686C80?: The RGB value is 104, 108, 128: 104 red, 108 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686C80?: The complementary color is #807C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686C80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.