What color is #68535D?

#68535D 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 #68535D?

The RGB value is 104, 83, 93: 104 red, 83 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68535D?

The complementary color is #53685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68535D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68535D color

#68535D rgb(104, 83, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68535D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.5% green and 36.5% blue (104, 83, 93).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#68535D color codes

HEX	`#68535D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 83, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.7, 10.55, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.7, 10.84, 346.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.778, 9.92, 11.701)`
Decimal	`6837085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68535D, 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 #68535D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68535D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #68535D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68535d; }
.text { color: #68535d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68535d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 83 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68535d, #685453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #68535D?: #68535D 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 #68535D?: The RGB value is 104, 83, 93: 104 red, 83 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68535D?: The complementary color is #53685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68535D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.