What color is #685F68?

#685F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685F68?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 104: 104 red, 95 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F68?

The complementary color is #5F685F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F68 color

#685F68 rgb(104, 95, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685F68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 40.8% blue (104, 95, 104).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#685F68 color codes

HEX	`#685F68`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, 5.41, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 6.62, 324.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.299, 12.127, 14.787)`
Decimal	`6840168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F68, 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 #685F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #685F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f68; }
.text { color: #685f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f68, #685f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #685F68?: #685F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685F68?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 104: 104 red, 95 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F68?: The complementary color is #5F685F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.