What color is #683353?

#683353 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683353?

The RGB value is 104, 51, 83: 104 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683353?

The complementary color is #336848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#683353 color

#683353 rgb(104, 51, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #683353 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 20% green and 32.5% blue (104, 51, 83).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 20% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#683353 color codes

HEX	`#683353`
RGB	`rgb(104, 51, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 20%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 51%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 20%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 28.15, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 29.47, 342.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.454, 5.936, 8.882)`
Decimal	`6828883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683353, 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 #683353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #683353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683353; }
.text { color: #683353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 51 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683353, #683339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #683353?: #683353 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683353?: The RGB value is 104, 51, 83: 104 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683353?: The complementary color is #336848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.