What color is #675B48?

#675B48 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675B48?

The RGB value is 103, 91, 72: 103 red, 91 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675B48?

The complementary color is #485467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675B48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675B48 color

#675B48 rgb(103, 91, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675B48 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 35.7% green and 28.2% blue (103, 91, 72).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#675B48 color codes

HEX	`#675B48`
RGB	`rgb(103, 91, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 35.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, 1.59, 12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 12.85, 82.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.504, 10.834, 7.667)`
Decimal	`6773576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675B48, 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 #675B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #675B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675b48; }
.text { color: #675b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 91 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675b48, #646748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #675B48?: #675B48 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675B48?: The RGB value is 103, 91, 72: 103 red, 91 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675B48?: The complementary color is #485467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675B48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.