What color is #685849?

#685849 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685849?

The RGB value is 104, 88, 73: 104 red, 88 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685849?

The complementary color is #495968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685849 color

#685849 rgb(104, 88, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685849 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 34.5% green and 28.6% blue (104, 88, 73).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#685849 color codes

HEX	`#685849`
RGB	`rgb(104, 88, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 34.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.56, 4, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.56, 11.83, 70.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.401, 10.404, 7.762)`
Decimal	`6838345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685849, 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 #685849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #685849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685849; }
.text { color: #685849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 88 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685849, #686749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685849?: #685849 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685849?: The RGB value is 104, 88, 73: 104 red, 88 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685849?: The complementary color is #495968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.