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#685D5B

#685d5b ≈ Wenge

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#685d5b 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, 36.47% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 12.5% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 9.23°, with 6.67% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 3.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1153

Complementary

  1. #685d5b
  2. #5b6668

Split complementary

  1. #685d5b
  2. #5b6864
  3. #5b6068

Analogous

  1. #685b60
  2. #685d5b
  3. #68645b

Triadic

  1. #685d5b
  2. #5b685d
  3. #5d5b68

Tetradic

  1. #685d5b
  2. #66685b
  3. #5b6668
  4. #5d5b68

Square

  1. #685d5b
  2. #60685b
  3. #5b6668
  4. #645b68

Monochromatic

  1. #161414
  2. #3f3937
  3. #685d5b
  4. #908280
  5. #b3aaa9

Shades

#685d5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #685d5b
  2. #5e5452
  3. #534a49
  4. #494140
  5. #3e3837
  6. #342f2e
  7. #2a2524
  8. #1f1c1b
  9. #151312
  10. #0a0909
  11. #000000

Tints

#685d5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #685d5b
  2. #776d6b
  3. #867d7c
  4. #958e8c
  5. #a49e9d
  6. #b4aead
  7. #c3bebd
  8. #d2cece
  9. #e1dfde
  10. #f0efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#685d5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #685d5b
  2. #6a615f
  3. #6d6462
  4. #6f6866
  5. #726b6a
  6. #746f6e
  7. #767271
  8. #797675
  9. #7b7979
  10. #7e7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #635e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5e5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62605b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b5c5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #635e5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #645f5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a5c5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-685d5b {
  color: #685d5b;
}
Background
.bg-685d5b {
  background-color: #685d5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-685d5b {
  border: 2px solid #685d5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #685d5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 93 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 7% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-685d5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #685d5b, #68645b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-685d5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 93 91 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 3.73 #635147 Umber ΔE 6.23 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.82 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.82 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.87 #674c47 Liver ΔE 8.42 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.61 #97a2a4 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Wenge
#685d5b  rgb(104, 93, 91)  hsl(9, 7%, 38%)  Wenge
#5b6668  rgb(91, 102, 104)  hsl(189, 7%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5b685d  rgb(91, 104, 93)  hsl(129, 7%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#5d5b68  rgb(93, 91, 104)  hsl(249, 7%, 38%)  Davy's Gray