What color is #685944?

#685944 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685944?

The RGB value is 104, 89, 68: 104 red, 89 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685944?

The complementary color is #445368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685944 color

#685944 rgb(104, 89, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685944 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 34.9% green and 26.7% blue (104, 89, 68).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 35% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#685944 color codes

HEX	`#685944`
RGB	`rgb(104, 89, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 34.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 35%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.73, 2.65, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.73, 14.68, 79.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.325, 10.506, 6.952)`
Decimal	`6838596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685944, 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 #685944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #685944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685944; }
.text { color: #685944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 89 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685944, #656844); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685944?: #685944 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685944?: The RGB value is 104, 89, 68: 104 red, 89 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685944?: The complementary color is #445368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.