What color is #68513A?

#68513A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68513A?

The RGB value is 104, 81, 58: 104 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68513A?

The complementary color is #3A5168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68513A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68513A color

#68513A rgb(104, 81, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #68513A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.8% green and 22.7% blue (104, 81, 58).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 28% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 44% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#68513A color codes

HEX	`#68513A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 81, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 28%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 44%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 44%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.24, 6.17, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.24, 18.26, 70.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.415, 9.134, 5.269)`
Decimal	`6836538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68513A, 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 #68513A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68513A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #68513A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68513a; }
.text { color: #68513a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68513a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 81 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68513a, #68683a); }

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Questions

What color is #68513A?: #68513A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68513A?: The RGB value is 104, 81, 58: 104 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68513A?: The complementary color is #3A5168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68513A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.