What color is #675844?

#675844 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675844?

The RGB value is 103, 88, 68: 103 red, 88 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675844?

The complementary color is #445367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675844 color

#675844 rgb(103, 88, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #675844 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 34.5% green and 26.7% blue (103, 88, 68).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 34% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#675844 color codes

HEX	`#675844`
RGB	`rgb(103, 88, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 34.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 34%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 34%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.34, 2.8, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.34, 14.16, 78.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.127, 10.281, 6.919)`
Decimal	`6772804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675844, 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 #675844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #675844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675844; }
.text { color: #675844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 88 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675844, #656744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #675844?: #675844 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675844?: The RGB value is 103, 88, 68: 103 red, 88 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675844?: The complementary color is #445367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.