What color is #682A3F?

#682A3F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #682A3F?

The RGB value is 104, 42, 63: 104 red, 42 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #682A3F?

The complementary color is #2A6853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #682A3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#682A3F color

#682A3F rgb(104, 42, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #682A3F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 16.5% green and 24.7% blue (104, 42, 63).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 42% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 39% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#682A3F color codes

HEX	`#682A3F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 42, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 16.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 42%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 60%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 39%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.62, 30.14, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.62, 30.15, 1.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.435, 4.959, 5.267)`
Decimal	`6826559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #682A3F, 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 #682A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#682A3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #682A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #682a3f; }
.text { color: #682a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #682a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 42 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #682a3f, #68342a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #682A3F?: #682A3F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #682A3F?: The RGB value is 104, 42, 63: 104 red, 42 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #682A3F?: The complementary color is #2A6853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #682A3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.