What color is #685C6C?

#685C6C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685C6C?

The RGB value is 104, 92, 108: 104 red, 92 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685C6C?

The complementary color is #606C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685C6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685C6C color

#685C6C rgb(104, 92, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685C6C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.1% green and 42.4% blue (104, 92, 108).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#685C6C color codes

HEX	`#685C6C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 92, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, 8.1, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 10.92, 317.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.242, 11.68, 15.794)`
Decimal	`6839404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685C6C, 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 #685C6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685C6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #685C6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685c6c; }
.text { color: #685c6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685c6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 92 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685c6c, #6c5c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685C6C?: #685C6C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685C6C?: The RGB value is 104, 92, 108: 104 red, 92 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685C6C?: The complementary color is #606C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685C6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.