What color is #686D6F?

#686D6F is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686D6F?

The RGB value is 104, 109, 111: 104 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686D6F?

The complementary color is #6F6A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686D6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686D6F color

#686D6F rgb(104, 109, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686D6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.7% green and 43.5% blue (104, 109, 111).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#686D6F color codes

HEX	`#686D6F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 109, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, -1.48, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 2.31, 230.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.046, 15.028, 17.197)`
Decimal	`6843759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686D6F, 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 #686D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #686D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686d6f; }
.text { color: #686d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 109 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686d6f, #686a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686D6F?: #686D6F is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686D6F?: The RGB value is 104, 109, 111: 104 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686D6F?: The complementary color is #6F6A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686D6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.