Recognised as Colour

#68042F

#68042F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#68042F is a red with RGB values 104, 4, 47 and HSL 334°, 93%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#68042F#68042F

HEX#68042F

RGBrgb(104, 4, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.0157, 0.1843

RGB percentages40.8%, 1.6%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(334.2, 92.6%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.2, 96.2%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 96.2%, 54.8%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,816,815

CSS custom property--colour: #68042F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.75:1

Contrast with white12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#97FBD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232630no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C392Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#72001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32.5 Maroon · ΔE 35.3 Indian red · ΔE 37.5 Dark red · ΔE 39.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 39.8 Firebrick · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#04683D

Analogous#680461, #680B04

Triadic#2F6804, #042F68

Split complementary#04680B, #046168

Tetradic#616804, #04683D, #0B0468

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8408F

Lighter +30%#F60F72

Lighter +20%#CA085B

Lighter +10%#990645

Darker −10%#370219

Darker −20%#060003

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6C002E

Less saturated −25%#5A1231

Channel breakdown

R104

B47

Red104 (40.8%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue334.2°

Saturation (HSL)92.59%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 04 · B 2F

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