What color is #685C45?

#685C45 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 #685C45?

The RGB value is 104, 92, 69: 104 red, 92 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685C45?

The complementary color is #455168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685C45 color

#685C45 rgb(104, 92, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685C45 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.1% green and 27.1% blue (104, 92, 69).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 34% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#685C45 color codes

HEX	`#685C45`
RGB	`rgb(104, 92, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 34%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.63, 0.98, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.63, 15.07, 86.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.61, 11.027, 7.199)`
Decimal	`6839365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685C45, 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 #685C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #685C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685c45; }
.text { color: #685c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 92 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685c45, #636845); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685C45?: #685C45 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 #685C45?: The RGB value is 104, 92, 69: 104 red, 92 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685C45?: The complementary color is #455168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.