Colour

#680B2C

#680B2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#680B2C is a red with RGB values 104, 11, 44 and HSL 339°, 81%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#680B2C#680B2C

HEX#680B2C

RGBrgb(104, 11, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.0431, 0.1725

RGB percentages40.8%, 4.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(338.7, 80.9%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.7, 89.4%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 89.4%, 57.7%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,818,604

CSS custom property--colour: #680B2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.55:1

Contrast with white12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#97F4D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26282Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E3A2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Tritanopia#72001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 30.5 Maroon · ΔE 32.9 Indian red · ΔE 35.9 Dark red · ΔE 37.1 Sienna · ΔE 38.7 Firebrick · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 30.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B6847

Analogous#680B5A, #68180B

Triadic#2C680B, #0B2C68

Split complementary#0B6818, #0B5A68

Tetradic#5B680B, #0B6847, #190B68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ED5289

Lighter +30%#E8246A

Lighter +20%#C41553

Lighter +10%#961040

Darker −10%#3A0618

Darker −20%#0C0105

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#730029

Less saturated −25%#5A1930

Channel breakdown

R104

G11

B44

Red104 (40.8%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue338.71°

Saturation (HSL)80.87%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 0B · B 2C

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