What color is #686D66?

#686D66 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686D66?

The RGB value is 104, 109, 102: 104 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686D66?

The complementary color is #6B666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686D66 color

#686D66 rgb(104, 109, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686D66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.7% green and 40% blue (104, 109, 102).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#686D66 color codes

HEX	`#686D66`
RGB	`rgb(104, 109, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 6%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, -3.35, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 4.67, 135.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.575, 14.84, 14.717)`
Decimal	`6843750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686D66, 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 #686D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #686D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686d66; }
.text { color: #686d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 109 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686d66, #666d68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #686D66?: #686D66 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686D66?: The RGB value is 104, 109, 102: 104 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686D66?: The complementary color is #6B666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.