What color is #685B41?

#685B41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685B41?

The RGB value is 104, 91, 65: 104 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685B41?

The complementary color is #414E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685B41 color

#685B41 rgb(104, 91, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685B41 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.7% green and 25.5% blue (104, 91, 65).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 23% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#685B41 color codes

HEX	`#685B41`
RGB	`rgb(104, 91, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 23%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, 1.02, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 16.98, 86.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.404, 10.807, 6.538)`
Decimal	`6839105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685B41, 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 #685B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #685B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685b41; }
.text { color: #685b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 91 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685b41, #626841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685B41?: #685B41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685B41?: The RGB value is 104, 91, 65: 104 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685B41?: The complementary color is #414E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.