What color is #683D37?

#683D37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683D37?

The RGB value is 104, 61, 55: 104 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683D37?

The complementary color is #376268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683D37?

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.

#683D37 color

#683D37 rgb(104, 61, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #683D37 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 23.9% green and 21.6% blue (104, 61, 55).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 31% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 47% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Single Origin (#713E39), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#683D37 color codes

HEX	`#683D37`
RGB	`rgb(104, 61, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 23.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 31%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 47%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.78, 18.12, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.78, 21.58, 32.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.068, 6.557, 4.454)`
Decimal	`6831415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683D37, 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 #683D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683D37 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 #683D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683d37; }
.text { color: #683d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 61 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683d37, #685537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #683D37?: #683D37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683D37?: The RGB value is 104, 61, 55: 104 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683D37?: The complementary color is #376268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683D37?: 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.