What color is #684B45?

#684B45 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684B45?

The RGB value is 104, 75, 69: 104 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684B45?

The complementary color is #456268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684B45 color

#684B45 rgb(104, 75, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #684B45 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29.4% green and 27.1% blue (104, 75, 69).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#684B45 color codes

HEX	`#684B45`
RGB	`rgb(104, 75, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.81, 11.37, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.81, 14.14, 36.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.299, 8.405, 6.762)`
Decimal	`6835013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684B45, 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 #684B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #684B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684b45; }
.text { color: #684b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 75 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684b45, #685d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #684B45?: #684B45 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684B45?: The RGB value is 104, 75, 69: 104 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684B45?: The complementary color is #456268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.