What color is #685F71?

#685F71 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685F71?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 113: 104 red, 95 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F71?

The complementary color is #68715F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F71 color

#685F71 rgb(104, 95, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685F71 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 44.3% blue (104, 95, 113).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#685F71 color codes

HEX	`#685F71`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.72, 7.37, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.72, 11.52, 309.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.781, 12.32, 17.324)`
Decimal	`6840177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F71, 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 #685F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #685F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f71; }
.text { color: #685f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f71, #715f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #685F71?: #685F71 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685F71?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 113: 104 red, 95 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F71?: The complementary color is #68715F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.