What color is #685A62?

#685A62 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685A62?

The RGB value is 104, 90, 98: 104 red, 90 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685A62?

The complementary color is #5A6860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685A62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685A62 color

#685A62 rgb(104, 90, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685A62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.3% green and 38.4% blue (104, 90, 98).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#685A62 color codes

HEX	`#685A62`
RGB	`rgb(104, 90, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, 7.23, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 7.65, 340.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.569, 11.137, 13.093)`
Decimal	`6838882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685A62, 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 #685A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #685A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685a62; }
.text { color: #685a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 90 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685a62, #685a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #685A62?: #685A62 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685A62?: The RGB value is 104, 90, 98: 104 red, 90 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685A62?: The complementary color is #5A6860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685A62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.