What color is #686E84?

#686E84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686E84?

The RGB value is 104, 110, 132: 104 red, 110 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686E84?

The complementary color is #847E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686E84 color

#686E84 rgb(104, 110, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686E84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.1% green and 51.8% blue (104, 110, 132).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#686E84 color codes

HEX	`#686E84`
RGB	`rgb(104, 110, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.66, 2.79, -12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.66, 13.17, 282.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.449, 15.761, 24.053)`
Decimal	`6844036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686E84, 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 #686E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #686E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686e84; }
.text { color: #686e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 110 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686e84, #706884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686E84?: #686E84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686E84?: The RGB value is 104, 110, 132: 104 red, 110 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686E84?: The complementary color is #847E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.