What color is #685A67?

#685A67 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685A67?

The RGB value is 104, 90, 103: 104 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685A67?

The complementary color is #5A685B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685A67 color

#685A67 rgb(104, 90, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685A67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.3% green and 40.4% blue (104, 90, 103).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#685A67 color codes

HEX	`#685A67`
RGB	`rgb(104, 90, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, 8.26, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 9.83, 327.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.813, 11.235, 14.376)`
Decimal	`6838887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685A67, 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 #685A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #685A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685a67; }
.text { color: #685a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 90 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685a67, #685a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685A67?: #685A67 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685A67?: The RGB value is 104, 90, 103: 104 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685A67?: The complementary color is #5A685B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.