What color is #685665?

#685665 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685665?

The RGB value is 104, 86, 101: 104 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685665?

The complementary color is #566859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685665 color

#685665 rgb(104, 86, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685665 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 33.7% green and 39.6% blue (104, 86, 101).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#685665 color codes

HEX	`#685665`
RGB	`rgb(104, 86, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.79, 10.3, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.79, 11.85, 330.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.385, 10.538, 13.744)`
Decimal	`6837861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685665, 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 #685665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #685665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685665; }
.text { color: #685665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 86 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685665, #68565c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685665?: #685665 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685665?: The RGB value is 104, 86, 101: 104 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685665?: The complementary color is #566859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.