What color is #68516D?

#68516D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68516D?

The RGB value is 104, 81, 109: 104 red, 81 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68516D?

The complementary color is #566D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68516D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68516D color

#68516D rgb(104, 81, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68516D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.8% green and 42.7% blue (104, 81, 109).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#68516D color codes

HEX	`#68516D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 81, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, 15.11, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 19.57, 320.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.411, 9.932, 15.781)`
Decimal	`6836589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68516D, 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 #68516D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68516D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #68516D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68516d; }
.text { color: #68516d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68516d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 81 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68516d, #6d5164); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #68516D?: #68516D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68516D?: The RGB value is 104, 81, 109: 104 red, 81 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68516D?: The complementary color is #566D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68516D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.