What color is #684C22?

#684C22 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684C22?

The RGB value is 104, 76, 34: 104 red, 76 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684C22?

The complementary color is #223E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684C22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684C22 color

#684C22 rgb(104, 76, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #684C22 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29.8% green and 13.3% blue (104, 76, 34).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 51% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 67% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#684C22 color codes

HEX	`#684C22`
RGB	`rgb(104, 76, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 51%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 67%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 67%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.45, 6.85, 29.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.45, 29.83, 76.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.583, 8.228, 2.649)`
Decimal	`6835234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684C22, 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 #684C22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684C22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #684C22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684c22; }
.text { color: #684c22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684c22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 76 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684c22, #616822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #684C22?: #684C22 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684C22?: The RGB value is 104, 76, 34: 104 red, 76 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684C22?: The complementary color is #223E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684C22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.