What color is #68552F?

#68552F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68552F?

The RGB value is 104, 85, 47: 104 red, 85 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68552F?

The complementary color is #2F4268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68552F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68552F color

#68552F rgb(104, 85, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #68552F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 33.3% green and 18.4% blue (104, 85, 47).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 55% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#68552F color codes

HEX	`#68552F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 85, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 55%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.2, 2.5, 24.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.2, 25.08, 84.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.471, 9.646, 4.052)`
Decimal	`6837551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68552F, 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 #68552F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68552F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #68552F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68552f; }
.text { color: #68552f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68552f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 85 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68552f, #5f682f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #68552F?: #68552F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68552F?: The RGB value is 104, 85, 47: 104 red, 85 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68552F?: The complementary color is #2F4268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68552F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.