#685A67
Eggplant · dark warm gray
About #685A67
With the hex code #685A67, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 35% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 59% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5A685B, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.47:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.47:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #685A67?
With the hex code #685A67, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 35% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 59% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #685A67?
Use white text. White on #685A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #685A67?
Its complementary colour is #5A685B, and analogous partners are #625A68 and #685A60.