What color is #68464E?

#68464E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68464E?

The RGB value is 104, 70, 78: 104 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68464E?

The complementary color is #466860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68464E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68464E color

#68464E rgb(104, 70, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #68464E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 27.5% green and 30.6% blue (104, 70, 78).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#68464E color codes

HEX	`#68464E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 70, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 27.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.72, 15.88, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.72, 15.92, 4.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.274, 7.874, 8.238)`
Decimal	`6833742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68464E, 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 #68464E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68464E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #68464E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68464e; }
.text { color: #68464e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68464e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 70 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68464e, #684f46); }

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Questions

What color is #68464E?: #68464E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68464E?: The RGB value is 104, 70, 78: 104 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68464E?: The complementary color is #466860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68464E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.