What color is #685E37?

#685E37 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 #685E37?

The RGB value is 104, 94, 55: 104 red, 94 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685E37?

The complementary color is #374168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685E37 color

#685E37 rgb(104, 94, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685E37 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.9% green and 21.6% blue (104, 94, 55).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 47% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#685E37 color codes

HEX	`#685E37`
RGB	`rgb(104, 94, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 47%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 47%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.96, -2.03, 23.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.96, 23.85, 94.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.401, 11.225, 5.232)`
Decimal	`6839863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685E37, 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 #685E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #685E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685e37; }
.text { color: #685e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 94 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685e37, #5a6837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685E37?: #685E37 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 #685E37?: The RGB value is 104, 94, 55: 104 red, 94 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685E37?: The complementary color is #374168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.