What color is #686D6C?

#686D6C is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686D6C?

The RGB value is 104, 109, 108: 104 red, 109 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686D6C?

The complementary color is #6D6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686D6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686D6C color

#686D6C rgb(104, 109, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686D6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.7% green and 42.4% blue (104, 109, 108).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#686D6C color codes

HEX	`#686D6C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 109, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 5%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.58, -2.12, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.58, 2.12, 182.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.884, 14.963, 16.341)`
Decimal	`6843756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686D6C, 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 #686D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #686D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686d6c; }
.text { color: #686d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 109 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686d6c, #686c6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686D6C?: #686D6C is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686D6C?: The RGB value is 104, 109, 108: 104 red, 109 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686D6C?: The complementary color is #6D6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686D6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.