What color is #683D35?

#683D35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683D35?

The RGB value is 104, 61, 53: 104 red, 61 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683D35?

The complementary color is #356068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#683D35 color

#683D35 rgb(104, 61, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #683D35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 23.9% green and 20.8% blue (104, 61, 53).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 49% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#683D35 color codes

HEX	`#683D35`
RGB	`rgb(104, 61, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 23.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 49%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 49%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, 17.88, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 22.08, 35.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.021, 6.538, 4.207)`
Decimal	`6831413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683D35, 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 #683D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #683D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683d35; }
.text { color: #683d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 61 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683d35, #685735); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #683D35?: #683D35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683D35?: The RGB value is 104, 61, 53: 104 red, 61 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683D35?: The complementary color is #356068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.