What color is #68586F?

#68586F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68586F?

The RGB value is 104, 88, 111: 104 red, 88 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68586F?

The complementary color is #5F6F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68586F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68586F color

#68586F rgb(104, 88, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68586F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 34.5% green and 43.5% blue (104, 88, 111).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#68586F color codes

HEX	`#68586F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 88, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 34.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 11.22, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 15.49, 316.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.067, 11.07, 16.537)`
Decimal	`6838383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68586F, 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 #68586F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68586F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #68586F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68586f; }
.text { color: #68586f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68586f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 88 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68586f, #6f586b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #68586F?: #68586F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68586F?: The RGB value is 104, 88, 111: 104 red, 88 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68586F?: The complementary color is #5F6F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68586F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.