What color is #682B05?

#682B05 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Cold Press Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #682B05?

The RGB value is 104, 43, 5: 104 red, 43 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #682B05?

The complementary color is #054268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #682B05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#682B05 color

#682B05 rgb(104, 43, 5)

Shades of brown

The hex color #682B05 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 16.9% green and 2% blue (104, 43, 5).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 91% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 95% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cold Press Coffee (#6C2E09), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#682B05 color codes

HEX	`#682B05`
RGB	`rgb(104, 43, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 16.9%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 91%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 95%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 95%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.81, 25.3, 34.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.81, 42.78, 53.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.601, 4.683, 0.7)`
Decimal	`6826757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #682B05, 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 #682B05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#682B05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #682B05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #682b05; }
.text { color: #682b05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #682b05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 43 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #682b05, #685c05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #682B05?: #682B05 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Cold Press Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #682B05?: The RGB value is 104, 43, 5: 104 red, 43 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #682B05?: The complementary color is #054268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #682B05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.