What color is #685352?

#685352 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 #685352?

The RGB value is 104, 83, 82: 104 red, 83 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685352?

The complementary color is #526768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685352 color

#685352 rgb(104, 83, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685352 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.5% green and 32.2% blue (104, 83, 82).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#685352 color codes

HEX	`#685352`
RGB	`rgb(104, 83, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.37, 8.53, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.37, 9.37, 24.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.325, 9.739, 9.317)`
Decimal	`6837074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685352, 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 #685352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #685352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685352; }
.text { color: #685352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 83 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685352, #685e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685352?: #685352 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 #685352?: The RGB value is 104, 83, 82: 104 red, 83 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685352?: The complementary color is #526768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.