Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #684243, its pure hue is 358.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.4%, and its lightness is 33.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #684243, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0808 to #5b3a3b.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #684243. In RGB, it consists of 40.8% Red, 25.9% Green, and 26.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 36.5% Magenta, 35.6% Yellow, and 59.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 358.4°, with saturation of 22.4% and lightness of 33.3%. The decimal value for #684243 is 6832707, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #684243 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Tints of #684243
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #684243, its pure hue is 358.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.4%, and its lightness is 33.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #684243, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7b5a5b to #ece7e8.
Tones of #684243
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #684243, its pure hue is 358.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #684243, which range from #555555 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #aa0004 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #684243
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #684243! For #684243, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #684243. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #684243
This color, #684243, consists of 40.8% Red, 25.9% Green, and 26.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 104, Green = 66, Blue = 67. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #684243 is 0% Cyan, 36.5% Magenta, 35.6% Yellow, and 59.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 104 | 66 | 67 |
Octal | 150 | 102 | 103 |
Hexa | #68 | #42 | #43 |
Binary | 01101000 | 01000010 | 01000011 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 0 | 36 | 35 | 59 |
Octal | 0 | 44 | 43 | 73 |
Hexa | #00 | #24 | #23 | #3b |
Binary | 00000000 | 00100100 | 00100011 | 00111011 |
Analogous Colors of #684243
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #684243 — which has hue 358.4° — its analogous colors are located at 28.4° and 358.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #684243.
Triadic Colors of #684243
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #684243 — which has hue 358.4° — its triadic colors are located at 118.4° and 358.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #684243.
Complementary Color of #684243
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #684243 — which has hue 358.4° — its complementary color is located at 178.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #684243.
Split Complementary Colors of #684243
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #684243 — which has hue 358.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 148.4° and 358.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #684243.
Tetradic Colors of #684243
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #684243 — which has hue 358.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 268.4°, 358.4°, 88.4°, and 178.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #684243.
Monochromatic Colors of #684243
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #684243, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2f2626 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #aa5557 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #684243
We want to make getting started with #684243 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #684243 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #684243 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #684243 with other HTML elements.
#684243 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #684243;">The color of this text is #684243.</span>
#684243 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #684243; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #684243.</div>
#684243 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #684243;">This color for the shadow of this text is #684243.</span>
#684243 Border Color
<div style="border: #684243 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #684243.</div>
#684243 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #684243; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #684243 on a white background.</div></div>
#684243 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #684243; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #684243 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #684243 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#684243,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#684243,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#684243,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#684243,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #684243 to white.</div>
Gradient from #684243 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#684243,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#684243,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#684243,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#684243,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #684243 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #684243
In addition to using #684243 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #684243 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #684243, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 104, Green = 66, Blue = 67). If you need details about the color coordinates of #684243 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #684243 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(104, 66, 67) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #684243; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #684243; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #684243; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(104, 66, 67); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#684243") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:104, green:66, blue:67, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:104 green:66 blue:67 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(104f, 66f, 67f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(104, 66, 67); |
#684243 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #684243 the same way. For those with color blindness, #684243 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #684243 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #684243 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #684243 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #684243 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #684243 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 8.6:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.