What color is #685B73?

#685B73 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685B73?

The RGB value is 104, 91, 115: 104 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685B73?

The complementary color is #66735B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685B73 color

#685B73 rgb(104, 91, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685B73 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.7% green and 45.1% blue (104, 91, 115).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#685B73 color codes

HEX	`#685B73`
RGB	`rgb(104, 91, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.68, 10.28, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.68, 15.54, 311.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.544, 11.663, 17.807)`
Decimal	`6839155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685B73, 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 #685B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #685B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685b73; }
.text { color: #685b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 91 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685b73, #735b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685B73?: #685B73 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685B73?: The RGB value is 104, 91, 115: 104 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685B73?: The complementary color is #66735B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.