All About Color Zambezi

#685558

A dark, muted brown with a hint of purple, like the color of the Zambezi River at dusk.

About Zambezi

Zambezi is a dark gray color with the hex code #685558. In RGB it is red 104, green 85, blue 88; in HSL it is hue 351°, saturation 10%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 0%, 18%, 15%, 59%. Its contrast ratio is 6.93:1 on white and 3.03:1 on black.

#685558 Color Conversion

Hex triplet68, 55, 58
CMYK0.00%, 18.27%, 15.38%, 59.22%
RGB Decimal104, 85, 88
HSL351°, 10%, 37%
RGB Octal150, 125, 130
HSV (HSB)350.53°, 18.27%, 40.78%
RGB Binary1101000, 1010101, 1011000
CIE-L*AB38.10, 8.38, 1.20
RGB Percent40.78%, 33.33%, 34.51%
CIE-L*CH38.10, 8.46, 8.14
XYZ10.72, 10.14, 10.63
CIE-L*UV38.10, 11.05, 0.23
xyY0.34, 0.32, 10.14
Hunter-Lab31.85, 4.33, 2.52
RYB40.78%, 33.33%, 34.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#685558 on a dark background: contrast 3.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#685558 on a light background: contrast 6.93:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Zambezi, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Zambezi. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#685558 · #988184 · #352C2D · #556865 · #819894

Analogous palette

#655568 · #685561 · #685558 · #685C55 · #686555

Triadic palette

#685558 · #586855 · #555868 · #988184 · #849881

Tetradic palette

#685558 · #616855 · #556865 · #5C5568 · #352C2D

Monochromatic palette

#141011 · #3E3234 · #685558 · #91787C · #B3A2A5

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