What color is #68312B?

#68312B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68312B?

The RGB value is 104, 49, 43: 104 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68312B?

The complementary color is #2B6268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68312B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68312B color

#68312B rgb(104, 49, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #68312B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 19.2% green and 16.9% blue (104, 49, 43).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 41% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 59% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#6C322E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#68312B color codes

HEX	`#68312B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 49, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 19.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 41%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 59%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 59%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.61, 24, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.61, 28.44, 32.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.244, 5.315, 2.929)`
Decimal	`6828331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68312B, 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 #68312B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68312B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #68312B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68312b; }
.text { color: #68312b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68312b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 49 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68312b, #68502b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #68312B?: #68312B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68312B?: The RGB value is 104, 49, 43: 104 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68312B?: The complementary color is #2B6268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68312B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.