What color is #682F42?

#682F42 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 #682F42?

The RGB value is 104, 47, 66: 104 red, 47 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #682F42?

The complementary color is #2F6855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #682F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#682F42 color

#682F42 rgb(104, 47, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #682F42 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 18.4% green and 25.9% blue (104, 47, 66).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 37% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#682F42 color codes

HEX	`#682F42`
RGB	`rgb(104, 47, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 18.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 37%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.76, 27.79, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.76, 27.8, 0.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.709, 5.37, 5.784)`
Decimal	`6827842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #682F42, 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 #682F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#682F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #682F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #682f42; }
.text { color: #682f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #682f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 47 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #682f42, #68392f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #682F42?: #682F42 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 #682F42?: The RGB value is 104, 47, 66: 104 red, 47 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #682F42?: The complementary color is #2F6855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #682F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.