Palettes / Colors / #683F3F

#683F3F — Dusty Red

#683F3F is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the red family.

#683F3F is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3F6969; it also sits naturally between #693F54 and #69543F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 25% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 39% · Key 59%

Previews

CSS code for #683F3F

.text { color: #683F3F; }
.background { background-color: #683F3F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #683F3F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 63, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 25%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #683F3F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 63, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #683F3F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 63, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#683F3F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#683F3F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #683F3F

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Tones of #683F3F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F6969:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #683F3F: #FFFFFF.

How #683F3F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #683F3F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #683F3E  ·  #683F40 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #683F3F?

#683F3F is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 104, 63, 63). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #683F3F?

#683F3F is RGB 104, 63, 63 — HSL 0°, 25%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 39%, 59%.

What colors go with #683F3F?

Its complement is #3F6969; analogous partners are #693F54 and #69543F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #683F3F for text?

White text on #683F3F has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.37:1.