What color is #686E46?

#686E46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686E46?

The RGB value is 104, 110, 70: 104 red, 110 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686E46?

The complementary color is #4C466E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686E46 color

#686E46 rgb(104, 110, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #686E46 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.1% green and 27.5% blue (104, 110, 70).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#686E46 color codes

HEX	`#686E46`
RGB	`rgb(104, 110, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 36%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, -9.38, 21.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 23.53, 113.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.39, 14.537, 7.946)`
Decimal	`6843974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686E46, 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 #686E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #686E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686e46; }
.text { color: #686e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 110 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686e46, #546e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #686E46?: #686E46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686E46?: The RGB value is 104, 110, 70: 104 red, 110 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686E46?: The complementary color is #4C466E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.