What color is #685245?

#685245 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685245?

The RGB value is 104, 82, 69: 104 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685245?

The complementary color is #455B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685245 color

#685245 rgb(104, 82, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685245 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.2% green and 27.1% blue (104, 82, 69).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 34% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Umber (#635147), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#685245 color codes

HEX	`#685245`
RGB	`rgb(104, 82, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 34%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.76, 7.06, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.76, 13.17, 57.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.801, 9.408, 6.929)`
Decimal	`6836805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685245, 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 #685245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #685245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685245; }
.text { color: #685245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 82 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685245, #686445); }

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Questions

What color is #685245?: #685245 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685245?: The RGB value is 104, 82, 69: 104 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685245?: The complementary color is #455B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.