What color is #684F51?

#684F51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684F51?

The RGB value is 104, 79, 81: 104 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684F51?

The complementary color is #4F6866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684F51 color

#684F51 rgb(104, 79, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #684F51 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31% green and 31.8% blue (104, 79, 81).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#684F51 color codes

HEX	`#684F51`
RGB	`rgb(104, 79, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.23, 10.83, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.23, 11.2, 14.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.99, 9.13, 9.019)`
Decimal	`6836049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684F51, 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 #684F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #684F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684f51; }
.text { color: #684f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 79 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684f51, #685a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #684F51?: #684F51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684F51?: The RGB value is 104, 79, 81: 104 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684F51?: The complementary color is #4F6866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.