What color is #684B56?

#684B56 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 #684B56?

The RGB value is 104, 75, 86: 104 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684B56?

The complementary color is #4B685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684B56 color

#684B56 rgb(104, 75, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #684B56 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29.4% green and 33.7% blue (104, 75, 86).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 17% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#684B56 color codes

HEX	`#684B56`
RGB	`rgb(104, 75, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 17%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.3, 14.18, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.3, 14.28, 353.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.905, 8.648, 9.95)`
Decimal	`6835030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684B56, 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 #684B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #684B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684b56; }
.text { color: #684b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 75 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684b56, #684e4b); }

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Questions

What color is #684B56?: #684B56 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 #684B56?: The RGB value is 104, 75, 86: 104 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684B56?: The complementary color is #4B685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.