What color is #686F61?

#686F61 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686F61?

The RGB value is 104, 111, 97: 104 red, 111 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686F61?

The complementary color is #68616F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686F61 color

#686F61 rgb(104, 111, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686F61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.5% green and 38% blue (104, 111, 97).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#686F61 color codes

HEX	`#686F61`
RGB	`rgb(104, 111, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, -5.49, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 8.81, 128.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.551, 15.175, 13.522)`
Decimal	`6844257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686F61, 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 #686F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #686F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686f61; }
.text { color: #686f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 111 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686f61, #616f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #686F61?: #686F61 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686F61?: The RGB value is 104, 111, 97: 104 red, 111 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686F61?: The complementary color is #68616F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.