What color is #683F41?

#683F41 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683F41?

The RGB value is 104, 63, 65: 104 red, 63 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683F41?

The complementary color is #3F6866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#683F41 color

#683F41 rgb(104, 63, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #683F41 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 24.7% green and 25.5% blue (104, 63, 65).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#683F41 color codes

HEX	`#683F41`
RGB	`rgb(104, 63, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 24.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 39%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.53, 18.19, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.53, 19.27, 19.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.441, 6.88, 5.883)`
Decimal	`6831937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683F41, 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 #683F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #683F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683f41; }
.text { color: #683f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 63 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683f41, #68513f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #683F41?: #683F41 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683F41?: The RGB value is 104, 63, 65: 104 red, 63 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683F41?: The complementary color is #3F6866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.