What color is #685C55?

#685C55 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 #685C55?

The RGB value is 104, 92, 85: 104 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685C55?

The complementary color is #556168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685C55 color

#685C55 rgb(104, 92, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685C55 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.1% green and 33.3% blue (104, 92, 85).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Underground (#665A51), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#685C55 color codes

HEX	`#685C55`
RGB	`rgb(104, 92, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 3.56, 5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 6.8, 58.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.176, 11.253, 10.176)`
Decimal	`6839381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685C55, 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 #685C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #685C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685c55; }
.text { color: #685c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 92 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685c55, #686655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685C55?: #685C55 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 #685C55?: The RGB value is 104, 92, 85: 104 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685C55?: The complementary color is #556168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.