What color is #684A54?

#684A54 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684A54?

The RGB value is 104, 74, 84: 104 red, 74 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684A54?

The complementary color is #4A685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684A54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684A54 color

#684A54 rgb(104, 74, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #684A54 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29% green and 32.9% blue (104, 74, 84).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 19% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#684A54 color codes

HEX	`#684A54`
RGB	`rgb(104, 74, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 19%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, 14.44, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 14.47, 356.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.758, 8.481, 9.509)`
Decimal	`6834772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684A54, 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 #684A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #684A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684a54; }
.text { color: #684a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 74 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684a54, #684f4a); }

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Questions

What color is #684A54?: #684A54 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684A54?: The RGB value is 104, 74, 84: 104 red, 74 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684A54?: The complementary color is #4A685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684A54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.