What color is #685A55?

#685A55 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685A55?

The RGB value is 104, 90, 85: 104 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685A55?

The complementary color is #556368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685A55 color

#685A55 rgb(104, 90, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685A55 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.3% green and 33.3% blue (104, 90, 85).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#685A55 color codes

HEX	`#685A55`
RGB	`rgb(104, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, 4.77, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 6.9, 46.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.005, 10.912, 10.119)`
Decimal	`6838869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685A55, 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 #685A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #685A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685a55; }
.text { color: #685a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685a55, #686455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685A55?: #685A55 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685A55?: The RGB value is 104, 90, 85: 104 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685A55?: The complementary color is #556368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.