What color is #685662?

#685662 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685662?

The RGB value is 104, 86, 98: 104 red, 86 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685662?

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

Is black or white text better on #685662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685662 color

#685662 rgb(104, 86, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685662 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 33.7% green and 38.4% blue (104, 86, 98).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#685662 color codes

HEX	`#685662`
RGB	`rgb(104, 86, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.69, 9.69, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.69, 10.54, 336.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.241, 10.481, 12.984)`
Decimal	`6837858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685662, 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 #685662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #685662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685662; }
.text { color: #685662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 86 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685662, #685659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685662?: #685662 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685662?: The RGB value is 104, 86, 98: 104 red, 86 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685662?: The complementary color is #56685C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.