What color is #685968?

#685968 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685968?

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

What is the complementary color of #685968?

The complementary color is #596859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685968 color

#685968 rgb(104, 89, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685968 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#685968 color codes

HEX	`#685968`
RGB	`rgb(104, 89, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 34.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.73, 9.08, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.73, 11.06, 325.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.78, 11.087, 14.614)`
Decimal	`6838632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685968, 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 #685968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #685968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685968; }
.text { color: #685968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 89 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685968, #685961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685968?: #685968 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685968?: The RGB value is 104, 89, 104: 104 red, 89 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685968?: The complementary color is #596859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.