What color is #68565F?

#68565F 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 #68565F?

The RGB value is 104, 86, 95: 104 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68565F?

The complementary color is #56685F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68565F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68565F color

#68565F rgb(104, 86, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68565F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 33.7% green and 37.3% blue (104, 86, 95).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#68565F color codes

HEX	`#68565F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 86, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.59, 9.09, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.59, 9.41, 345.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.102, 10.425, 12.252)`
Decimal	`6837855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68565F, 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 #68565F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68565F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #68565F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68565f; }
.text { color: #68565f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68565f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 86 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68565f, #685656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #68565F?: #68565F 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 #68565F?: The RGB value is 104, 86, 95: 104 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68565F?: The complementary color is #56685F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68565F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.