What color is #686D5F?

#686D5F is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686D5F?

The RGB value is 104, 109, 95: 104 red, 109 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686D5F?

The complementary color is #645F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686D5F color

#686D5F rgb(104, 109, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686D5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.7% green and 37.3% blue (104, 109, 95).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#686D5F color codes

HEX	`#686D5F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 109, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 13%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, -4.71, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 8.58, 123.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.243, 14.707, 12.965)`
Decimal	`6843743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686D5F, 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 #686D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #686D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686d5f; }
.text { color: #686d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 109 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686d5f, #616d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686D5F?: #686D5F is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686D5F?: The RGB value is 104, 109, 95: 104 red, 109 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686D5F?: The complementary color is #645F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.