What color is #685052?

#685052 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685052?

The RGB value is 104, 80, 82: 104 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685052?

The complementary color is #506866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685052?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685052 color

#685052 rgb(104, 80, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685052 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.4% green and 32.2% blue (104, 80, 82).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#685052 color codes

HEX	`#685052`
RGB	`rgb(104, 80, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, 10.38, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 10.72, 14.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.101, 9.29, 9.242)`
Decimal	`6836306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685052, 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 #685052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #685052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685052; }
.text { color: #685052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 80 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685052, #685a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685052?: #685052 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685052?: The RGB value is 104, 80, 82: 104 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685052?: The complementary color is #506866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685052?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.