What color is #68616E?

#68616E is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68616E?

The RGB value is 104, 97, 110: 104 red, 97 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68616E?

The complementary color is #676E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68616E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68616E color

#68616E rgb(104, 97, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68616E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38% green and 43.1% blue (104, 97, 110).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#68616E color codes

HEX	`#68616E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 97, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.18, 5.49, -6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.18, 8.38, 310.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.798, 12.618, 16.51)`
Decimal	`6840686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68616E, 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 #68616E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68616E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #68616E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68616e; }
.text { color: #68616e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68616e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 97 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68616e, #6e616e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #68616E?: #68616E is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68616E?: The RGB value is 104, 97, 110: 104 red, 97 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68616E?: The complementary color is #676E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68616E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.