What color is #67685A?

#67685A is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67685A?

The RGB value is 103, 104, 90: 103 red, 104 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67685A?

The complementary color is #5B5A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67685A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67685A color

#67685A rgb(103, 104, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67685A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 40.8% green and 35.3% blue (103, 104, 90).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#67685A color codes

HEX	`#67685A`
RGB	`rgb(103, 104, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 40.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.54, -3.12, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.54, 8.37, 111.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.389, 13.522, 11.628)`
Decimal	`6776922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67685A, 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 #67685A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67685A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #67685A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67685a; }
.text { color: #67685a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67685a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 104 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67685a, #60685a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #67685A?: #67685A is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67685A?: The RGB value is 103, 104, 90: 103 red, 104 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67685A?: The complementary color is #5B5A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67685A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.