What color is #685D57?

#685D57 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 #685D57?

The RGB value is 104, 93, 87: 104 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685D57?

The complementary color is #576268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685D57 color

#685D57 rgb(104, 93, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685D57 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.5% green and 34.1% blue (104, 93, 87).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Underground (#665A51), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#685D57 color codes

HEX	`#685D57`
RGB	`rgb(104, 93, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.34, 3.31, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.34, 6.04, 56.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.343, 11.46, 10.629)`
Decimal	`6839639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685D57, 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 #685D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #685D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685d57; }
.text { color: #685d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 93 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685d57, #686557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685D57?: #685D57 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 #685D57?: The RGB value is 104, 93, 87: 104 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685D57?: The complementary color is #576268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.