What color is #685962?

#685962 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685962?

The RGB value is 104, 89, 98: 104 red, 89 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685962?

The complementary color is #59685F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685962?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685962 color

#685962 rgb(104, 89, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685962 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 34.9% green and 38.4% blue (104, 89, 98).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#685962 color codes

HEX	`#685962`
RGB	`rgb(104, 89, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 34.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.53, 7.84, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.53, 8.37, 339.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.486, 10.97, 13.065)`
Decimal	`6838626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685962, 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 #685962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #685962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685962; }
.text { color: #685962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 89 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685962, #68595a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685962?: #685962 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685962?: The RGB value is 104, 89, 98: 104 red, 89 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685962?: The complementary color is #59685F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685962?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.