What color is #685668?

#685668 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685668?

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

What is the complementary color of #685668?

The complementary color is #566856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685668?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685668 color

#685668 rgb(104, 86, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685668 is a dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#685668 color codes

HEX	`#685668`
RGB	`rgb(104, 86, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 10.93, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 13.29, 325.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.535, 10.598, 14.532)`
Decimal	`6837864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685668, 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 #685668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #685668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685668; }
.text { color: #685668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 86 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685668, #68565f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685668?: #685668 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685668?: The RGB value is 104, 86, 104: 104 red, 86 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685668?: The complementary color is #566856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685668?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.