What color is #685341?

#685341 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685341?

The RGB value is 104, 83, 65: 104 red, 83 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685341?

The complementary color is #415668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685341 color

#685341 rgb(104, 83, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685341 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.5% green and 25.5% blue (104, 83, 65).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 23% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#685341 color codes

HEX	`#685341`
RGB	`rgb(104, 83, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 23%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.95, 5.87, 13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.95, 15.04, 67.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.757, 9.512, 6.322)`
Decimal	`6837057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685341, 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 #685341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #685341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685341; }
.text { color: #685341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 83 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685341, #686641); }

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Questions

What color is #685341?: #685341 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685341?: The RGB value is 104, 83, 65: 104 red, 83 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685341?: The complementary color is #415668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.