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#685A5D

#685a5d ≈ Wenge

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#685a5d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 35.29% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.46% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 347.14°, with 7.22% saturation and 38.04% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1105

Complementary

  1. #685a5d
  2. #5a6865

Split complementary

  1. #685a5d
  2. #5a685e
  3. #5a6468

Analogous

  1. #685a64
  2. #685a5d
  3. #685e5a

Triadic

  1. #685a5d
  2. #5d685a
  3. #5a5d68

Tetradic

  1. #685a5d
  2. #68655a
  3. #5a6865
  4. #5a5d68

Square

  1. #685a5d
  2. #64685a
  3. #5a6865
  4. #5e5a68

Monochromatic

  1. #161314
  2. #3f3738
  3. #685a5d
  4. #907f82
  5. #b3a8aa

Shades

#685a5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #685a5d
  2. #5e5154
  3. #53484a
  4. #493f41
  5. #3e3638
  6. #342d2f
  7. #2a2425
  8. #1f1b1c
  9. #151213
  10. #0a0909
  11. #000000

Tints

#685a5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #685a5d
  2. #776b6d
  3. #867b7d
  4. #958c8e
  5. #a49c9e
  6. #b4adae
  7. #c3bdbe
  8. #d2cece
  9. #e1dedf
  10. #f0efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#685a5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #685a5d
  2. #6a5e61
  3. #6d6264
  4. #6f6568
  5. #72696b
  6. #746d6f
  7. #767172
  8. #797576
  9. #7b7879
  10. #7e7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5c5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f5e5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b595b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #615b5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #635d5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a5a5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-685a5d {
  color: #685a5d;
}
Background
.bg-685a5d {
  background-color: #685a5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-685a5d {
  border: 2px solid #685a5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #685a5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 90 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 7% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-685a5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #685a5d, #685e5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-685a5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 90 93 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 3.48 #674c47 Liver ΔE 7.66 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.78 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.30 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.43 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.86 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.86 #97a5a2 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Wenge
#685a5d  rgb(104, 90, 93)  hsl(347, 7%, 38%)  Wenge
#5a6865  rgb(90, 104, 101)  hsl(167, 7%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#5d685a  rgb(93, 104, 90)  hsl(107, 7%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#5a5d68  rgb(90, 93, 104)  hsl(227, 7%, 38%)  Davy's Gray