What color is #684A23?

#684A23 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Royale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684A23?

The RGB value is 104, 74, 35: 104 red, 74 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684A23?

The complementary color is #234168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684A23 color

#684A23 rgb(104, 74, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #684A23 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29% green and 13.7% blue (104, 74, 35).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 50% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 66% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cafe Royale (#6A4928), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#684A23 color codes

HEX	`#684A23`
RGB	`rgb(104, 74, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 50%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 66%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 66%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.9, 8.15, 27.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.9, 29.03, 73.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.462, 7.963, 2.681)`
Decimal	`6834723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684A23, 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 #684A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #684A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684a23; }
.text { color: #684a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 74 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684a23, #646823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #684A23?: #684A23 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Royale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684A23?: The RGB value is 104, 74, 35: 104 red, 74 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684A23?: The complementary color is #234168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.