What color is #683D26?

#683D26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683D26?

The RGB value is 104, 61, 38: 104 red, 61 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683D26?

The complementary color is #265168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#683D26 color

#683D26 rgb(104, 61, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #683D26 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 23.9% green and 14.9% blue (104, 61, 38).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 63% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Grilled (#633F2E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#683D26 color codes

HEX	`#683D26`
RGB	`rgb(104, 61, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 23.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 46%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 63%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 63%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.45, 16.39, 22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.45, 27.45, 53.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.728, 6.421, 2.666)`
Decimal	`6831398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683D26, 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 #683D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #683D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683d26; }
.text { color: #683d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 61 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683d26, #685e26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #683D26?: #683D26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683D26?: The RGB value is 104, 61, 38: 104 red, 61 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683D26?: The complementary color is #265168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.