What color is #685E76?

#685E76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685E76?

The RGB value is 104, 94, 118: 104 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685E76?

The complementary color is #6C765E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685E76 color

#685E76 rgb(104, 94, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685E76 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.9% green and 46.3% blue (104, 94, 118).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#685E76 color codes

HEX	`#685E76`
RGB	`rgb(104, 94, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.62, 9.12, -12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.62, 15.12, 307.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.981, 12.256, 18.818)`
Decimal	`6839926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685E76, 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 #685E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #685E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685e76; }
.text { color: #685e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 94 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685e76, #745e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685E76?: #685E76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685E76?: The RGB value is 104, 94, 118: 104 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685E76?: The complementary color is #6C765E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.