What color is #686F5C?

#686F5C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686F5C?

The RGB value is 104, 111, 92: 104 red, 111 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686F5C?

The complementary color is #635C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686F5C?

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.

#686F5C color

#686F5C rgb(104, 111, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686F5C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.5% green and 36.1% blue (104, 111, 92).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#686F5C color codes

HEX	`#686F5C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 111, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.75, -6.42, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.75, 11.63, 123.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.325, 15.085, 12.333)`
Decimal	`6844252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686F5C, 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 #686F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686F5C 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 #686F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686f5c; }
.text { color: #686f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 111 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686f5c, #5f6f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686F5C?: #686F5C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686F5C?: The RGB value is 104, 111, 92: 104 red, 111 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686F5C?: The complementary color is #635C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686F5C?: 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.