What color is #68384A?

#68384A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68384A?

The RGB value is 104, 56, 74: 104 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68384A?

The complementary color is #386856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68384A color

#68384A rgb(104, 56, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #68384A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 22% green and 29% blue (104, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 29% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#68384A color codes

HEX	`#68384A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 46%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.08, 23.76, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.08, 23.81, 356.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.359, 6.266, 7.247)`
Decimal	`6830154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68384A, 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 #68384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #68384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68384a; }
.text { color: #68384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68384a, #683e38); }

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Questions

What color is #68384A?: #68384A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68384A?: The RGB value is 104, 56, 74: 104 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68384A?: The complementary color is #386856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.