Colour

#68172C

#68172C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#68172C is a red with RGB values 104, 23, 44 and HSL 344°, 64%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#68172C

RGBrgb(104, 23, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.0902, 0.1725

RGB percentages40.8%, 9%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(344.4, 63.8%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 77.9%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 77.9%, 57.7%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,821,676

CSS custom property--colour: #68172C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.02:1

Contrast with white12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#97E8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#413C2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#720320no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 29.7 Maroon · ΔE 32.1 Indian red · ΔE 34.6 Sienna · ΔE 35.5 Dark red · ΔE 36.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 29.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#176853

Analogous#681754, #682B17

Triadic#2C6817, #172C68

Split complementary#17682B, #175468

Tetradic#546817, #176853, #2B1768

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF6C8A

Lighter +30%#D54369

Lighter +20%#BC294F

Lighter +10%#92203E

Darker −10%#3E0E1A

Darker −20%#140509

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#780724

Less saturated −25%#582734

Channel breakdown

R104

G23

B44

Red104 (40.8%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue344.44°

Saturation (HSL)63.78%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 17 · B 2C

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