What color is #683F56?

#683F56 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683F56?

The RGB value is 104, 63, 86: 104 red, 63 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683F56?

The complementary color is #3F6851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#683F56 color

#683F56 rgb(104, 63, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #683F56 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 24.7% green and 33.7% blue (104, 63, 86).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 17% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#683F56 color codes

HEX	`#683F56`
RGB	`rgb(104, 63, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 24.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 39%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 17%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.19, 21.57, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.19, 22.45, 343.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.166, 7.17, 9.704)`
Decimal	`6831958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683F56, 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 #683F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #683F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683f56; }
.text { color: #683f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 63 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683f56, #683f42); }

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Questions

What color is #683F56?: #683F56 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683F56?: The RGB value is 104, 63, 86: 104 red, 63 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683F56?: The complementary color is #3F6851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.