Recognised as Colour
#68170B
- #68170B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#68170B is a red with RGB values 104, 23, 11 and HSL 8°, 81%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#68170B#68170B
HEX#68170B
RGBrgb(104, 23, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.0902, 0.0431
RGB percentages40.8%, 9%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(7.7, 80.9%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.7, 89.4%, 40.8%)
CMYK0%, 77.9%, 89.4%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,821,643
CSS custom property--colour: #68170B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#97E8F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B5C68
Analogous#680B2E, #68460B
Triadic#0B6817, #170B68
Split complementary#0B6846, #0B2D68
Tetradic#2D680B, #0B5C68, #450B68
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R104
G23
B11
Red104 (40.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue7.74°
Saturation (HSL)80.87%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 68 · G 17 · B 0B
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