What color is #685A5D?

#685A5D is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685A5D?

The RGB value is 104, 90, 93: 104 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685A5D?

The complementary color is #5A6865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685A5D color

#685A5D rgb(104, 90, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685A5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.3% green and 36.5% blue (104, 90, 93).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#685A5D color codes

HEX	`#685A5D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 90, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.66, 6.25, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.66, 6.26, 3.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.341, 11.046, 11.888)`
Decimal	`6838877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685A5D, 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 #685A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #685A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685a5d; }
.text { color: #685a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 90 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685a5d, #685e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685A5D?: #685A5D is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685A5D?: The RGB value is 104, 90, 93: 104 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685A5D?: The complementary color is #5A6865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.