What color is #675824?

#675824 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675824?

The RGB value is 103, 88, 36: 103 red, 88 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675824?

The complementary color is #243367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675824 color

#675824 rgb(103, 88, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #675824 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 34.5% green and 14.1% blue (103, 88, 36).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 48% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 65% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#675824 color codes

HEX	`#675824`
RGB	`rgb(103, 88, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 34.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 48%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 65%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 65%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, -0.77, 31.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 31.73, 91.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.402, 9.991, 3.102)`
Decimal	`6772772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675824, 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 #675824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#675824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #675824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675824; }
.text { color: #675824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 88 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675824, #556724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #675824?: #675824 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675824?: The RGB value is 103, 88, 36: 103 red, 88 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675824?: The complementary color is #243367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.