What color is #685C53?

#685C53 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Underground. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685C53?

The RGB value is 104, 92, 83: 104 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685C53?

The complementary color is #535F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685C53 color

#685C53 rgb(104, 92, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685C53 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (104, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Underground (#665A51), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#685C53 color codes

HEX	`#685C53`
RGB	`rgb(104, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, 3.21, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 7.65, 65.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.097, 11.222, 9.763)`
Decimal	`6839379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685C53, 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 #685C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #685C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685c53; }
.text { color: #685c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685c53, #686753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685C53?: #685C53 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Underground. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685C53?: The RGB value is 104, 92, 83: 104 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685C53?: The complementary color is #535F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.