What color is #685043?

#685043 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685043?

The RGB value is 104, 80, 67: 104 red, 80 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685043?

The complementary color is #435B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685043?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685043 color

#685043 rgb(104, 80, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685043 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.4% green and 26.3% blue (104, 80, 67).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 36% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#685043 color codes

HEX	`#685043`
RGB	`rgb(104, 80, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 36%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 36%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.15, 8, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.15, 14.02, 55.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.591, 9.086, 6.558)`
Decimal	`6836291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685043, 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 #685043	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685043 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #685043 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685043; }
.text { color: #685043; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685043; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 80 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685043, #686343); }

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Questions

What color is #685043?: #685043 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685043?: The RGB value is 104, 80, 67: 104 red, 80 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685043?: The complementary color is #435B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685043?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.