What color is #685F2F?

#685F2F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685F2F?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 47: 104 red, 95 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F2F?

The complementary color is #2F3868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F2F color

#685F2F rgb(104, 95, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #685F2F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 18.4% blue (104, 95, 47).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#685F2F color codes

HEX	`#685F2F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.14, -3.47, 28.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.14, 28.72, 96.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.315, 11.333, 4.333)`
Decimal	`6840111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F2F, 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 #685F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #685F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f2f; }
.text { color: #685f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f2f, #54682f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685F2F?: #685F2F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685F2F?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 47: 104 red, 95 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F2F?: The complementary color is #2F3868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.