What color is #685B5F?

#685B5F is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685B5F?

The RGB value is 104, 91, 95: 104 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685B5F?

The complementary color is #5B6864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685B5F color

#685B5F rgb(104, 91, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685B5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.7% green and 37.3% blue (104, 91, 95).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#685B5F color codes

HEX	`#685B5F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 91, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 6.03, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 6.04, 356.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.515, 11.252, 12.389)`
Decimal	`6839135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685B5F, 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 #685B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #685B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685b5f; }
.text { color: #685b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 91 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685b5f, #685e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685B5F?: #685B5F is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685B5F?: The RGB value is 104, 91, 95: 104 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685B5F?: The complementary color is #5B6864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.