What color is #684643?

#684643 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684643?

The RGB value is 104, 70, 67: 104 red, 70 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684643?

The complementary color is #436568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684643?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684643 color

#684643 rgb(104, 70, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #684643 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 27.5% green and 26.3% blue (104, 70, 67).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 36% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#684643 color codes

HEX	`#684643`
RGB	`rgb(104, 70, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 27.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 36%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.41, 14.17, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.41, 16.13, 28.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.912, 7.729, 6.332)`
Decimal	`6833731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684643, 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 #684643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #684643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684643; }
.text { color: #684643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 70 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684643, #685943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #684643?: #684643 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684643?: The RGB value is 104, 70, 67: 104 red, 70 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684643?: The complementary color is #436568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684643?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.