What color is #684F3C?

#684F3C is a dark, desaturated orange known as Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tobacco?

The RGB value is 104, 79, 60: 104 red, 79 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tobacco?

The complementary color is #3C5568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tobacco color: hex code #684F3C

#684F3C rgb(104, 79, 60)

Shades of brown

Tobacco has the hex code #684F3C. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31% green and 23.5% blue (104, 79, 60).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 42% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

Tobacco (#684F3C) color codes

HEX	`#684F3C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 79, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 42%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 42%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.72, 7.66, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.72, 17.08, 63.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.321, 8.862, 5.494)`
Decimal	`6836028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tobacco, 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 #684F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #684F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684f3c; }
.text { color: #684f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 79 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684f3c, #68653c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #684F3C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #684F3C?: #684F3C is a dark, desaturated orange known as Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tobacco?: The RGB value is 104, 79, 60: 104 red, 79 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tobacco?: The complementary color is #3C5568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.