What color is #683A38?

#683A38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683A38?

The RGB value is 104, 58, 56: 104 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683A38?

The complementary color is #386668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#683A38 color

#683A38 rgb(104, 58, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #683A38 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 22.7% green and 22% blue (104, 58, 56).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 46% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#683A38 color codes

HEX	`#683A38`
RGB	`rgb(104, 58, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 22.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 46%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 46%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.05, 20.06, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.05, 22.45, 26.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.936, 6.255, 4.53)`
Decimal	`6830648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683A38, 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 #683A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #683A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683a38; }
.text { color: #683a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 58 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683a38, #685238); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #683A38?: #683A38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683A38?: The RGB value is 104, 58, 56: 104 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683A38?: The complementary color is #386668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.