What color is #68524F?

#68524F 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 #68524F?

The RGB value is 104, 82, 79: 104 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68524F?

The complementary color is #4F6568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68524F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68524F color

#68524F rgb(104, 82, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68524F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.2% green and 31% blue (104, 82, 79).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#68524F color codes

HEX	`#68524F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 82, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.01, 8.63, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.01, 10.1, 31.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.138, 9.543, 8.704)`
Decimal	`6836815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68524F, 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 #68524F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68524F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #68524F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68524f; }
.text { color: #68524f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68524f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 82 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68524f, #685e4f); }

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Questions

What color is #68524F?: #68524F 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 #68524F?: The RGB value is 104, 82, 79: 104 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68524F?: The complementary color is #4F6568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68524F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.