What color is #685960?

#685960 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685960?

The RGB value is 104, 89, 96: 104 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685960?

The complementary color is #596861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685960 color

#685960 rgb(104, 89, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685960 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 34.9% green and 37.6% blue (104, 89, 96).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#685960 color codes

HEX	`#685960`
RGB	`rgb(104, 89, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 34.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.47, 7.45, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.47, 7.65, 346.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.392, 10.933, 12.574)`
Decimal	`6838624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685960, 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 #685960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #685960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685960; }
.text { color: #685960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 89 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685960, #685a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685960?: #685960 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685960?: The RGB value is 104, 89, 96: 104 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685960?: The complementary color is #596861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.