What color is #686F6C?

#686F6C is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686F6C?

The RGB value is 104, 111, 108: 104 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686F6C?

The complementary color is #6F686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686F6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686F6C color

#686F6C rgb(104, 111, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686F6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.5% green and 42.4% blue (104, 111, 108).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#686F6C color codes

HEX	`#686F6C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 111, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.17, -3.29, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.17, 3.37, 167.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.1, 15.395, 16.413)`
Decimal	`6844268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686F6C, 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 #686F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #686F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686f6c; }
.text { color: #686f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 111 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686f6c, #686f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #686F6C?: #686F6C is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686F6C?: The RGB value is 104, 111, 108: 104 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686F6C?: The complementary color is #6F686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686F6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.