What color is #685F36?

#685F36 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 #685F36?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 54: 104 red, 95 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F36?

The complementary color is #363F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F36 color

#685F36 rgb(104, 95, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #685F36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 21.2% blue (104, 95, 54).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#685F36 color codes

HEX	`#685F36`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 48%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.24, -2.74, 24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.24, 24.84, 96.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.467, 11.394, 5.137)`
Decimal	`6840118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F36, 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 #685F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #685F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f36; }
.text { color: #685f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f36, #586836); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685F36?: #685F36 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 #685F36?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 54: 104 red, 95 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F36?: The complementary color is #363F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.