What color is #684B59?

#684B59 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 #684B59?

The RGB value is 104, 75, 89: 104 red, 75 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684B59?

The complementary color is #4B685A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684B59 color

#684B59 rgb(104, 75, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #684B59 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29.4% green and 34.9% blue (104, 75, 89).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 14% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#684B59 color codes

HEX	`#684B59`
RGB	`rgb(104, 75, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 14%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.39, 14.74, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.39, 15.12, 347.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.028, 8.697, 10.6)`
Decimal	`6835033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684B59, 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 #684B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #684B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684b59; }
.text { color: #684b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 75 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684b59, #684b4b); }

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Questions

What color is #684B59?: #684B59 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 #684B59?: The RGB value is 104, 75, 89: 104 red, 75 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684B59?: The complementary color is #4B685A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.