Colour

#68171C

#68171C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#68171C is a red with RGB values 104, 23, 28 and HSL 356°, 64%, 25%. 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

#68171C#68171C

HEX#68171C

RGBrgb(104, 23, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.0902, 0.1098

RGB percentages40.8%, 9%, 11%

HSLhsl(356.3, 63.8%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 77.9%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 77.9%, 73.1%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,821,660

CSS custom property--colour: #68171C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#97E8E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2B1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#433C19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#73001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 23.2 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Dark red · ΔE 27.8 Sienna · ΔE 28.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 28.5 Firebrick · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 23.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#176863

Analogous#681745, #683B17

Triadic#1C6817, #171C68

Split complementary#17683B, #174468

Tetradic#446817, #176863, #3A1768

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF6C73

Lighter +30%#D5434C

Lighter +20%#BC2932

Lighter +10%#922027

Darker −10%#3E0E11

Darker −20%#140506

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#78070E

Less saturated −25%#58272A

Channel breakdown

R104

G23

B28

Red104 (40.8%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue356.3°

Saturation (HSL)63.78%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 17 · B 1C

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