What color is #685D24?

#685D24 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685D24?

The RGB value is 104, 93, 36: 104 red, 93 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685D24?

The complementary color is #242F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685D24 color

#685D24 rgb(104, 93, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #685D24 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.5% green and 14.1% blue (104, 93, 36).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 65% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#685D24 color codes

HEX	`#685D24`
RGB	`rgb(104, 93, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 65%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, -3.25, 33.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 33.66, 95.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.942, 10.9, 3.249)`
Decimal	`6839588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685D24, 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 #685D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #685D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685d24; }
.text { color: #685d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 93 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685d24, #516824); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685D24?: #685D24 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685D24?: The RGB value is 104, 93, 36: 104 red, 93 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685D24?: The complementary color is #242F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.