What color is #685B72?

#685B72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685B72?

The RGB value is 104, 91, 114: 104 red, 91 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685B72?

The complementary color is #65725B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685B72 color

#685B72 rgb(104, 91, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685B72 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.7% green and 44.7% blue (104, 91, 114).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#685B72 color codes

HEX	`#685B72`
RGB	`rgb(104, 91, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, 10.05, -11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 14.97, 312.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.487, 11.64, 17.505)`
Decimal	`6839154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685B72, 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 #685B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #685B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685b72; }
.text { color: #685b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 91 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685b72, #725b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685B72?: #685B72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685B72?: The RGB value is 104, 91, 114: 104 red, 91 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685B72?: The complementary color is #65725B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.