What color is #684E46?

#684E46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684E46?

The RGB value is 104, 78, 70: 104 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684E46?

The complementary color is #466068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684E46 color

#684E46 rgb(104, 78, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #684E46 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 30.6% green and 27.5% blue (104, 78, 70).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 33% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#684E46 color codes

HEX	`#684E46`
RGB	`rgb(104, 78, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 30.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 33%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.66, 9.67, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.66, 13.19, 42.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.539, 8.835, 6.996)`
Decimal	`6835782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684E46, 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 #684E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #684E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684e46; }
.text { color: #684e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 78 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684e46, #685f46); }

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Questions

What color is #684E46?: #684E46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684E46?: The RGB value is 104, 78, 70: 104 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684E46?: The complementary color is #466068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.