What color is #684A5C?

#684A5C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684A5C?

The RGB value is 104, 74, 92: 104 red, 74 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684A5C?

The complementary color is #4A6856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684A5C color

#684A5C rgb(104, 74, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #684A5C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29% green and 36.1% blue (104, 74, 92).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#684A5C color codes

HEX	`#684A5C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 74, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.23, 15.93, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.23, 16.86, 340.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.089, 8.614, 11.254)`
Decimal	`6834780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684A5C, 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 #684A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #684A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684a5c; }
.text { color: #684a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 74 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684a5c, #684a4d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #684A5C?: #684A5C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684A5C?: The RGB value is 104, 74, 92: 104 red, 74 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684A5C?: The complementary color is #4A6856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.