What color is #685F53?

#685F53 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 #685F53?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 83: 104 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F53?

The complementary color is #535C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F53 color

#685F53 rgb(104, 95, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #685F53 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 32.5% blue (104, 95, 83).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#685F53 color codes

HEX	`#685F53`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.82, 1.4, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.82, 8.3, 80.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.362, 11.752, 9.852)`
Decimal	`6840147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F53, 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 #685F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #685F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f53; }
.text { color: #685f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f53, #676853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #685F53?: #685F53 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 #685F53?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 83: 104 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F53?: The complementary color is #535C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.