What color is #685268?

#685268 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 #685268?

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

What is the complementary color of #685268?

The complementary color is #526852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685268 color

#685268 rgb(104, 82, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685268 is a dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#685268 color codes

HEX	`#685268`
RGB	`rgb(104, 82, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.8, 13.41, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.8, 16.26, 325.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.225, 9.977, 14.429)`
Decimal	`6836840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685268, 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 #685268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #685268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685268; }
.text { color: #685268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 82 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685268, #68525d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685268?: #685268 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 #685268?: The RGB value is 104, 82, 104: 104 red, 82 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685268?: The complementary color is #526852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.