What color is #685F19?

#685F19 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685F19?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 25: 104 red, 95 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F19?

The complementary color is #192268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F19 color

#685F19 rgb(104, 95, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #685F19 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 9.8% blue (104, 95, 25).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 61% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 76% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#685F19 color codes

HEX	`#685F19`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 61%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 76%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 76%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.91, -5.14, 39.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.91, 39.47, 97.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.977, 11.198, 2.555)`
Decimal	`6840089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F19, 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 #685F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #685F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f19; }
.text { color: #685f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f19, #496819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685F19?: #685F19 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685F19?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 25: 104 red, 95 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F19?: The complementary color is #192268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.