What color is #68455A?

#68455A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68455A?

The RGB value is 104, 69, 90: 104 red, 69 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68455A?

The complementary color is #456853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68455A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68455A color

#68455A rgb(104, 69, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68455A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 27.1% green and 35.3% blue (104, 69, 90).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 13% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#68455A color codes

HEX	`#68455A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 69, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 27.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 13%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.85, 18.63, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.85, 19.68, 341.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.683, 7.938, 10.693)`
Decimal	`6833498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68455A, 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 #68455A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68455A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #68455A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68455a; }
.text { color: #68455a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68455a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 69 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68455a, #684549); }

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Questions

What color is #68455A?: #68455A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68455A?: The RGB value is 104, 69, 90: 104 red, 69 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68455A?: The complementary color is #456853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68455A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.