Close to Umber Brown
#685D49
#685D49 is a dark, soft, grayish brown, close to the color Umber Brown. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 36.5% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 39°, with 18% saturation and 35% 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 #685D49.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.46:1 AABlack text on this color
3.25:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
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3.25:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #685D49 as they’d see it.
#685D49 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 #685D49
What color is #685D49?
#685D49 is a dark, soft, grayish brown, close to the color Umber Brown. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 36.5% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 39°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #685D49 in RGB?
#685D49 is rgb(104, 93, 73): 104 red, 93 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #685D49 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 30, 59). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #685D49?
PANTONE Warm Gray 11 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #685D49?
Its complement #545F73 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.