What color is #68463E?

#68463E 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 #68463E?

The RGB value is 104, 70, 62: 104 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68463E?

The complementary color is #3E6068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68463E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68463E color

#68463E rgb(104, 70, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #68463E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 27.5% green and 24.3% blue (104, 70, 62).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#68463E color codes

HEX	`#68463E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 70, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 27.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.29, 13.47, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.29, 17.21, 38.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.769, 7.672, 5.575)`
Decimal	`6833726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68463E, 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 #68463E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68463E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #68463E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68463e; }
.text { color: #68463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68463e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 70 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68463e, #685b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #68463E?: #68463E 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 #68463E?: The RGB value is 104, 70, 62: 104 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68463E?: The complementary color is #3E6068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68463E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.