What color is #686E68?

#686E68 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686E68?

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

What is the complementary color of #686E68?

The complementary color is #6E686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686E68 color

#686E68 rgb(104, 110, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686E68 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#686E68 color codes

HEX	`#686E68`
RGB	`rgb(104, 110, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.76, -3.53, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.76, 4.36, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.783, 15.094, 15.281)`
Decimal	`6844008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686E68, 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 #686E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #686E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686e68; }
.text { color: #686e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 110 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686e68, #686e6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #686E68?: #686E68 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686E68?: The RGB value is 104, 110, 104: 104 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686E68?: The complementary color is #6E686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.