What color is #683C41?

#683C41 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683C41?

The RGB value is 104, 60, 65: 104 red, 60 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683C41?

The complementary color is #3C6863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#683C41 color

#683C41 rgb(104, 60, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #683C41 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 23.5% green and 25.5% blue (104, 60, 65).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#683C41 color codes

HEX	`#683C41`
RGB	`rgb(104, 60, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 23.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 42%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.78, 20.02, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.78, 20.7, 14.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.279, 6.557, 5.83)`
Decimal	`6831169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683C41, 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 #683C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #683C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683c41; }
.text { color: #683c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 60 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683c41, #684d3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #683C41?: #683C41 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683C41?: The RGB value is 104, 60, 65: 104 red, 60 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683C41?: The complementary color is #3C6863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.