What color is #68564A?

#68564A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68564A?

The RGB value is 104, 86, 74: 104 red, 86 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68564A?

The complementary color is #4A5C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68564A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68564A color

#68564A rgb(104, 86, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68564A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 33.7% green and 29% blue (104, 86, 74).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% 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 6.96:1).

#68564A color codes

HEX	`#68564A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 86, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.01, 5.37, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.01, 11.14, 61.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.273, 10.093, 7.884)`
Decimal	`6837834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68564A, 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 #68564A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68564A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #68564A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68564a; }
.text { color: #68564a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68564a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 86 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68564a, #68654a); }

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Questions

What color is #68564A?: #68564A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68564A?: The RGB value is 104, 86, 74: 104 red, 86 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68564A?: The complementary color is #4A5C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68564A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.