What color is #685947?

#685947 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 #685947?

The RGB value is 104, 89, 71: 104 red, 89 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685947?

The complementary color is #475668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685947 color

#685947 rgb(104, 89, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685947 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 34.9% green and 27.8% blue (104, 89, 71).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 32% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#685947 color codes

HEX	`#685947`
RGB	`rgb(104, 89, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 34.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 32%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.8, 3.09, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.8, 13.06, 76.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.419, 10.543, 7.446)`
Decimal	`6838599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685947, 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 #685947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #685947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685947; }
.text { color: #685947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 89 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685947, #666847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685947?: #685947 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 #685947?: The RGB value is 104, 89, 71: 104 red, 89 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685947?: The complementary color is #475668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.