What color is #685C17?

#685C17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685C17?

The RGB value is 104, 92, 23: 104 red, 92 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685C17?

The complementary color is #172368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685C17 color

#685C17 rgb(104, 92, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #685C17 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.1% green and 9% blue (104, 92, 23).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 78% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#685C17 color codes

HEX	`#685C17`
RGB	`rgb(104, 92, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 78%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 78%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39, -3.49, 39.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39, 39.24, 95.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.691, 10.66, 2.358)`
Decimal	`6839319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685C17, 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 #685C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #685C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685c17; }
.text { color: #685c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 92 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685c17, #4c6817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685C17?: #685C17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685C17?: The RGB value is 104, 92, 23: 104 red, 92 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685C17?: The complementary color is #172368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.