What color is #68505E?

#68505E 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 #68505E?

The RGB value is 104, 80, 94: 104 red, 80 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68505E?

The complementary color is #50685A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68505E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68505E color

#68505E rgb(104, 80, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68505E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.4% green and 36.9% blue (104, 80, 94).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#68505E color codes

HEX	`#68505E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 80, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, 12.6, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 13.31, 341.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.598, 9.489, 11.861)`
Decimal	`6836318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68505E, 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 #68505E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68505E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #68505E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68505e; }
.text { color: #68505e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68505e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 80 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68505e, #685052); }

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Questions

What color is #68505E?: #68505E 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 #68505E?: The RGB value is 104, 80, 94: 104 red, 80 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68505E?: The complementary color is #50685A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68505E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.