What color is #684C30?

#684C30 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 #684C30?

The RGB value is 104, 76, 48: 104 red, 76 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684C30?

The complementary color is #304C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684C30 color

#684C30 rgb(104, 76, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #684C30 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29.8% green and 18.8% blue (104, 76, 48).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 37% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 54% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cafe Royale (#6A4928), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#684C30 color codes

HEX	`#684C30`
RGB	`rgb(104, 76, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 37%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 54%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 54%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.65, 8.1, 21.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.65, 22.69, 69.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.827, 8.326, 3.938)`
Decimal	`6835248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684C30, 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 #684C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #684C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684c30; }
.text { color: #684c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 76 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684c30, #686830); }

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Questions

What color is #684C30?: #684C30 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 #684C30?: The RGB value is 104, 76, 48: 104 red, 76 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684C30?: The complementary color is #304C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.