What color is #682B2B?

#682B2B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Arcane Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #682B2B?

The RGB value is 104, 43, 43: 104 red, 43 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #682B2B?

The complementary color is #2B6868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #682B2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#682B2B color

#682B2B rgb(104, 43, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #682B2B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 16.9% green and 16.9% blue (104, 43, 43).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 41% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 59% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Arcane Red (#6A2F2F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#682B2B color codes

HEX	`#682B2B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 43, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 16.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 41%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 59%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 59%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.29, 27.39, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.29, 30.54, 26.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.009, 4.846, 2.851)`
Decimal	`6826795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #682B2B, 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 #682B2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#682B2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #682B2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #682b2b; }
.text { color: #682b2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #682b2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 43 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #682b2b, #684a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #682B2B?: #682B2B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Arcane Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #682B2B?: The RGB value is 104, 43, 43: 104 red, 43 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #682B2B?: The complementary color is #2B6868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #682B2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.