What color is #686E7A?

#686E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686E7A?

The RGB value is 104, 110, 122: 104 red, 110 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686E7A?

The complementary color is #7A7468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686E7A color

#686E7A rgb(104, 110, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686E7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.1% green and 47.8% blue (104, 110, 122).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#686E7A color codes

HEX	`#686E7A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 110, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.31, 0.39, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.31, 7.43, 273.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.797, 15.5, 20.621)`
Decimal	`6844026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686E7A, 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 #686E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #686E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686e7a; }
.text { color: #686e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 110 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686e7a, #6b687a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686E7A?: #686E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686E7A?: The RGB value is 104, 110, 122: 104 red, 110 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686E7A?: The complementary color is #7A7468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.