What color is #68656C?

#68656C is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68656C?

The RGB value is 104, 101, 108: 104 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68656C?

The complementary color is #696C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68656C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68656C color

#68656C rgb(104, 101, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68656C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 39.6% green and 42.4% blue (104, 101, 108).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#68656C color codes

HEX	`#68656C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 101, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 39.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.26, 2.63, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.26, 4.4, 306.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.069, 13.333, 16.07)`
Decimal	`6841708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68656C, 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 #68656C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68656C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #68656C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68656c; }
.text { color: #68656c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68656c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 101 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68656c, #6c656c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #68656C?: #68656C is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68656C?: The RGB value is 104, 101, 108: 104 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68656C?: The complementary color is #696C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68656C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.