What color is #685D69?

#685D69 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685D69?

The RGB value is 104, 93, 105: 104 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685D69?

The complementary color is #5E695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685D69 color

#685D69 rgb(104, 93, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685D69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.5% green and 41.2% blue (104, 93, 105).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#685D69 color codes

HEX	`#685D69`
RGB	`rgb(104, 93, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 11%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, 6.84, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 8.6, 322.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.173, 11.792, 14.997)`
Decimal	`6839657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685D69, 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 #685D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #685D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685d69; }
.text { color: #685d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 93 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685d69, #695d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #685D69?: #685D69 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685D69?: The RGB value is 104, 93, 105: 104 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685D69?: The complementary color is #5E695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.