What color is #685E26?

#685E26 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 #685E26?

The RGB value is 104, 94, 38: 104 red, 94 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685E26?

The complementary color is #263068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685E26 color

#685E26 rgb(104, 94, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #685E26 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.9% green and 14.9% blue (104, 94, 38).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% 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 6.53:1).

#685E26 color codes

HEX	`#685E26`
RGB	`rgb(104, 94, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 46%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 63%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.73, -3.69, 32.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.73, 33.04, 96.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.062, 11.089, 3.444)`
Decimal	`6839846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685E26, 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 #685E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #685E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685e26; }
.text { color: #685e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 94 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685e26, #516826); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685E26?: #685E26 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 #685E26?: The RGB value is 104, 94, 38: 104 red, 94 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685E26?: The complementary color is #263068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.