Information about #684E53 color

#684E53 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#684E53 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 78, 83) — 40.8% red, 30.6% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 8 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#684E53 is a calm, restrained earthy red that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wenge (#645452). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Barista (#614F4F) and Spellbound (#6D4A4E).

The recipe behind #684E53 is rgb(104, 78, 83), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #684E53: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #684E53 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#684E53 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#684E53 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #684E53

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Galaxy color link
Galaxy

#63464B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#684E53
  • RGB104, 78, 83
  • CMYK0, 10, 8, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 78, 83)
  • HSL348°, 14%, 36%
  • HSL Precise348.462°, 14.286%, 35.686%
  • HSV348°, 25%, 41%
  • HSB348°, 25%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.306, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.306, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.306, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID684E53
  • DECIMAL ID6835795
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01