What color is #685444?

#685444 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 #685444?

The RGB value is 104, 84, 68: 104 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685444?

The complementary color is #445868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685444 color

#685444 rgb(104, 84, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685444 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.9% green and 26.7% blue (104, 84, 68).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 35% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#685444 color codes

HEX	`#685444`
RGB	`rgb(104, 84, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 35%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 35%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.3, 5.69, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.3, 13.72, 65.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.923, 9.701, 6.818)`
Decimal	`6837316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685444, 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 #685444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #685444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685444; }
.text { color: #685444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 84 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685444, #686644); }

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Questions

What color is #685444?: #685444 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 #685444?: The RGB value is 104, 84, 68: 104 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685444?: The complementary color is #445868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.