What color is #68515B?

#68515B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68515B?

The RGB value is 104, 81, 91: 104 red, 81 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68515B?

The complementary color is #51685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68515B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68515B color

#68515B rgb(104, 81, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68515B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.8% green and 35.7% blue (104, 81, 91).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#68515B color codes

HEX	`#68515B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 81, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 22%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, 11.4, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 11.6, 349.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.54, 9.584, 11.19)`
Decimal	`6836571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68515B, 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 #68515B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68515B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #68515B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68515b; }
.text { color: #68515b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68515b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 81 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68515b, #685251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #68515B?: #68515B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68515B?: The RGB value is 104, 81, 91: 104 red, 81 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68515B?: The complementary color is #51685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68515B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.