What color is #68656F?

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

What is the RGB value of #68656F?

The RGB value is 104, 101, 111: 104 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68656F?

The complementary color is #6C6F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68656F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68656F color

#68656F rgb(104, 101, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68656F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 39.6% green and 43.5% blue (104, 101, 111).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#68656F color codes

HEX	`#68656F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 101, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 39.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.36, 3.28, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.36, 6.15, 302.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.231, 13.398, 16.925)`
Decimal	`6841711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68656F, 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 #68656F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68656F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #68656F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68656f; }
.text { color: #68656f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68656f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 101 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68656f, #6d656f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #68656F?: #68656F is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68656F?: The RGB value is 104, 101, 111: 104 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68656F?: The complementary color is #6C6F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68656F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.