What color is #684B3D?

#684B3D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684B3D?

The RGB value is 104, 75, 61: 104 red, 75 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684B3D?

The complementary color is #3D5A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684B3D color

#684B3D rgb(104, 75, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #684B3D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29.4% green and 23.9% blue (104, 75, 61).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Buckeye (#674834), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#684B3D color codes

HEX	`#684B3D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 75, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 41%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.63, 10.25, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.63, 16.69, 52.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.068, 8.313, 5.541)`
Decimal	`6835005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684B3D, 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 #684B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #684B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684b3d; }
.text { color: #684b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 75 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684b3d, #68603d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #684B3D?: #684B3D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684B3D?: The RGB value is 104, 75, 61: 104 red, 75 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684B3D?: The complementary color is #3D5A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.