What color is #685B60?

#685B60 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685B60?

The RGB value is 104, 91, 96: 104 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685B60?

The complementary color is #5B6863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685B60 color

#685B60 rgb(104, 91, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685B60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (104, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% 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 6.45:1).

#685B60 color codes

HEX	`#685B60`
RGB	`rgb(104, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, 6.22, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 6.29, 351.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.561, 11.27, 12.63)`
Decimal	`6839136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685B60, 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 #685B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #685B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685b60; }
.text { color: #685b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685b60, #685c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #685B60?: #685B60 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685B60?: The RGB value is 104, 91, 96: 104 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685B60?: The complementary color is #5B6863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.