What color is #685E52?

#685E52 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685E52?

The RGB value is 104, 94, 82: 104 red, 94 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685E52?

The complementary color is #525C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685E52 color

#685E52 rgb(104, 94, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685E52 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.9% green and 32.2% blue (104, 94, 82).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#685E52 color codes

HEX	`#685E52`
RGB	`rgb(104, 94, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.5, 1.83, 8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.5, 8.54, 77.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.235, 11.558, 9.62)`
Decimal	`6839890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685E52, 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 #685E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #685E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685e52; }
.text { color: #685e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 94 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685e52, #676852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685E52?: #685E52 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685E52?: The RGB value is 104, 94, 82: 104 red, 94 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685E52?: The complementary color is #525C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.