What color is #685E31?

#685E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685E31?

The RGB value is 104, 94, 49: 104 red, 94 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685E31?

The complementary color is #313B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685E31 color

#685E31 rgb(104, 94, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.9% green and 19.2% blue (104, 94, 49).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 53% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#685E31 color codes

HEX	`#685E31`
RGB	`rgb(104, 94, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 53%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, -2.68, 27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 27.2, 95.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.266, 11.171, 4.52)`
Decimal	`6839857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685E31, 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 #685E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #685E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685e31; }
.text { color: #685e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 94 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685e31, #566831); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685E31?: #685E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685E31?: The RGB value is 104, 94, 49: 104 red, 94 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685E31?: The complementary color is #313B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.