What color is #685F76?

#685F76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685F76?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 118: 104 red, 95 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F76?

The complementary color is #6D765F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F76 color

#685F76 rgb(104, 95, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685F76 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 46.3% blue (104, 95, 118).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#685F76 color codes

HEX	`#685F76`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, 8.51, -11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 14.42, 306.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.071, 12.435, 18.848)`
Decimal	`6840182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F76, 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 #685F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #685F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f76; }
.text { color: #685f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f76, #745f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #685F76?: #685F76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685F76?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 118: 104 red, 95 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F76?: The complementary color is #6D765F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.