What color is #68495A?

#68495A 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 #68495A?

The RGB value is 104, 73, 90: 104 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68495A?

The complementary color is #496857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68495A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68495A color

#68495A rgb(104, 73, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68495A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 28.6% green and 35.3% blue (104, 73, 90).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 13% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#68495A color codes

HEX	`#68495A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 73, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 28.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 13%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.9, 16.16, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.9, 16.85, 343.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.937, 8.447, 10.778)`
Decimal	`6834522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68495A, 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 #68495A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68495A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #68495A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68495a; }
.text { color: #68495a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68495a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 73 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68495a, #68494b); }

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Questions

What color is #68495A?: #68495A 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 #68495A?: The RGB value is 104, 73, 90: 104 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68495A?: The complementary color is #496857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68495A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.