What color is #683939?

#683939 is a dark, desaturated red known as Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Chocolate?

The RGB value is 104, 57, 57: 104 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Chocolate?

The complementary color is #396868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Chocolate color: hex code #683939

#683939 rgb(104, 57, 57)

Shades of red

Hot Chocolate has the hex code #683939. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 22.4% green and 22.4% blue (104, 57, 57).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 29% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

Hot Chocolate (#683939) color codes

HEX	`#683939`
RGB	`rgb(104, 57, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 22.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 29%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 45%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.83, 20.78, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.83, 22.7, 23.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.911, 6.165, 4.644)`
Decimal	`6830393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Chocolate, 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 #683939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #683939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683939; }
.text { color: #683939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 57 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683939, #685139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #683939 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #683939?: #683939 is a dark, desaturated red known as Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Chocolate?: The RGB value is 104, 57, 57: 104 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Chocolate?: The complementary color is #396868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.