#686555 Color

#686555 is rgb(104, 101, 85) in RGB, hsl(51, 10%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ebony (#555D50), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#686555

HEX#686555

RGBrgb(104, 101, 85)

HSLhsl(51, 10%, 37%)

HSVhsv(51, 18%, 41%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.025 98.4)

LABlab(42.70% -1.01 9.55)

LCHlch(42.70% 9.60 96.03)

What #686555 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #686555, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ebony#555D50ΔE 6.8 Zinc Gray#655B55ΔE 7.06 Walnut#5C5248ΔE 8.33 Granite Gray#676767ΔE 9.64 Dim Gray#696969ΔE 9.75 Umber#635147ΔE 10.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#686555 Channel Values

How #686555 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 104 · G 101 · B 85	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 10% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 18% · V 41%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 3% · Y 18% · K 59%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.86:1 vs white · 3.58:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #686555 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #686555

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #686555; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #686555

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #686555 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#686555

Protanopia#666655

Protanomaly#676555

Deuteranopia#666655

Deuteranomaly#676655

Tritanopia#6A6363

Tritanomaly#69645E

Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #686555 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-686555: #686555;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #686555;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-686555': '#686555' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.396, blue: 0.333)

Android XML<color name="color_686555">#686555</color>

SVG fillfill="#686555"

More Yellow Colors

#686555 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#686555 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #686555?

#686555 is a dark yellow — rgb(104, 101, 85) in RGB and hsl(51, 10%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #686555?

#686555 is rgb(104, 101, 85) — red 104, green 101, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #686555?

#686555 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #686555 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #686555 scores 5.86:1 against white and 3.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #686555 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #686555 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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