What color is #684E55?

#684E55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684E55?

The RGB value is 104, 78, 85: 104 red, 78 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684E55?

The complementary color is #4E6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684E55 color

#684E55 rgb(104, 78, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #684E55 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 30.6% green and 33.3% blue (104, 78, 85).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#684E55 color codes

HEX	`#684E55`
RGB	`rgb(104, 78, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 30.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.08, 12.15, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.08, 12.15, 0.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.073, 9.048, 9.808)`
Decimal	`6835797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684E55, 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 #684E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #684E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684e55; }
.text { color: #684e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 78 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684e55, #68544e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #684E55?: #684E55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684E55?: The RGB value is 104, 78, 85: 104 red, 78 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684E55?: The complementary color is #4E6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.