What color is #685456?

#685456 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685456?

The RGB value is 104, 84, 86: 104 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685456?

The complementary color is #546866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685456?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685456 color

#685456 rgb(104, 84, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685456 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.9% green and 33.7% blue (104, 84, 86).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#685456 color codes

HEX	`#685456`
RGB	`rgb(104, 84, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.76, 8.62, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.76, 8.84, 12.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.559, 9.956, 10.168)`
Decimal	`6837334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685456, 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 #685456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #685456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685456; }
.text { color: #685456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 84 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685456, #685c54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685456?: #685456 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685456?: The RGB value is 104, 84, 86: 104 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685456?: The complementary color is #546866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685456?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.