What color is #685857?

#685857 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685857?

The RGB value is 104, 88, 87: 104 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685857?

The complementary color is #576768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685857?

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.

#685857 color

#685857 rgb(104, 88, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685857 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 34.5% green and 34.1% blue (104, 88, 87).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#685857 color codes

HEX	`#685857`
RGB	`rgb(104, 88, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 34.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.92, 6.35, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.92, 7.02, 25.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.919, 10.611, 10.488)`
Decimal	`6838359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685857, 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 #685857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685857 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 #685857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685857; }
.text { color: #685857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 88 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685857, #686157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685857?: #685857 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685857?: The RGB value is 104, 88, 87: 104 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685857?: The complementary color is #576768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685857?: 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.