What color is #686F77?

#686F77 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686F77?

The RGB value is 104, 111, 119: 104 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686F77?

The complementary color is #777068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686F77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686F77 color

#686F77 rgb(104, 111, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #686F77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.5% green and 46.7% blue (104, 111, 119).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#686F77 color codes

HEX	`#686F77`
RGB	`rgb(104, 111, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, -0.89, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 5.41, 260.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.722, 15.644, 19.693)`
Decimal	`6844279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686F77, 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 #686F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #686F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686f77; }
.text { color: #686f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 111 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686f77, #696877); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #686F77?: #686F77 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686F77?: The RGB value is 104, 111, 119: 104 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686F77?: The complementary color is #777068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686F77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.