What color is #685635?

#685635 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685635?

The RGB value is 104, 86, 53: 104 red, 86 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685635?

The complementary color is #354768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685635?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685635 color

#685635 rgb(104, 86, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685635 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 33.7% green and 20.8% blue (104, 86, 53).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 49% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#685635 color codes

HEX	`#685635`
RGB	`rgb(104, 86, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 49%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 49%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 2.53, 21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 22.08, 83.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.68, 9.856, 4.76)`
Decimal	`6837813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685635, 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 #685635	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685635 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #685635 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685635; }
.text { color: #685635; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685635; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 86 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685635, #606835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #685635?: #685635 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685635?: The RGB value is 104, 86, 53: 104 red, 86 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685635?: The complementary color is #354768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685635?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.