What color is #684848?

#684848 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 #684848?

The RGB value is 104, 72, 72: 104 red, 72 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684848?

The complementary color is #486868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684848?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684848 color

#684848 rgb(104, 72, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #684848 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 28.2% green and 28.2% blue (104, 72, 72).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#684848 color codes

HEX	`#684848`
RGB	`rgb(104, 72, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 28.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 31%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.08, 13.68, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.08, 14.74, 21.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.196, 8.046, 7.198)`
Decimal	`6834248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684848, 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 #684848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #684848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684848; }
.text { color: #684848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 72 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684848, #685848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #684848?: #684848 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 #684848?: The RGB value is 104, 72, 72: 104 red, 72 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684848?: The complementary color is #486868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684848?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.