What color is #682931?

#682931 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #682931?

The RGB value is 104, 41, 49: 104 red, 41 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #682931?

The complementary color is #296860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #682931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#682931 color

#682931 rgb(104, 41, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #682931 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 16.1% green and 19.2% blue (104, 41, 49).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 43% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 53% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#682931 color codes

HEX	`#682931`
RGB	`rgb(104, 41, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 16.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 43%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 61%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 53%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.01, 29.05, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.01, 30.46, 17.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.057, 4.752, 3.451)`
Decimal	`6826289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #682931, 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 #682931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#682931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #682931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #682931; }
.text { color: #682931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #682931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 41 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #682931, #684129); }

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Questions

What color is #682931?: #682931 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #682931?: The RGB value is 104, 41, 49: 104 red, 41 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #682931?: The complementary color is #296860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #682931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.