What color is #686F43?

#686F43 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 #686F43?

The RGB value is 104, 111, 67: 104 red, 111 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686F43?

The complementary color is #4A436F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686F43 color

#686F43 rgb(104, 111, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #686F43 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.5% green and 26.3% blue (104, 111, 67).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#686F43 color codes

HEX	`#686F43`
RGB	`rgb(104, 111, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, -10.35, 23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 25.79, 113.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.407, 14.717, 7.496)`
Decimal	`6844227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686F43, 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 #686F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #686F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686f43; }
.text { color: #686f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 111 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686f43, #526f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #686F43?: #686F43 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 #686F43?: The RGB value is 104, 111, 67: 104 red, 111 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686F43?: The complementary color is #4A436F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.