Close to Walnut
#68340A
#68340A is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Walnut. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 20.4% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 27°, with 82% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #68340A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.08:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.08:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.08:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #68340A as they’d see it.
#68340A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #68340A
What color is #68340A?
#68340A is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Walnut. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 20.4% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 27°, with 82% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #68340A in RGB?
#68340A is rgb(104, 52, 10): 104 red, 52 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #68340A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 50, 90, 59). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #68340A?
PANTONE 161 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #68340A?
Its complement #0C4471 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.