What color is #681D28?

#681D28 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #681D28?

The RGB value is 104, 29, 40: 104 red, 29 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #681D28?

The complementary color is #1D685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #681D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#681D28 color

#681D28 rgb(104, 29, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #681D28 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 11.4% green and 15.7% blue (104, 29, 40).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 56% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 62% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#681D28 color codes

HEX	`#681D28`
RGB	`rgb(104, 29, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 11.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 56%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 72%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 62%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.59, 34.15, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.59, 36.18, 19.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.532, 3.976, 2.431)`
Decimal	`6823208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #681D28, 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 #681D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#681D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #681D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #681d28; }
.text { color: #681d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #681d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 29 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #681d28, #68371d); }

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Questions

What color is #681D28?: #681D28 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #681D28?: The RGB value is 104, 29, 40: 104 red, 29 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #681D28?: The complementary color is #1D685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #681D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.