Colour

#683B3C

#683B3C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#683B3C is a red with RGB values 104, 59, 60 and HSL 359°, 28%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#683B3C

RGBrgb(104, 59, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.2314, 0.2353

RGB percentages40.8%, 23.1%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(358.7, 27.6%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.7, 43.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 43.3%, 42.3%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,830,908

CSS custom property--colour: #683B3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.21:1

Contrast with white9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#97C4C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#44423Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F4B3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#70363Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.7 Gray · ΔE 31.6 Sienna · ΔE 32.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B6867

Analogous#683B52, #68513B

Triadic#3C683B, #3B3C68

Split complementary#3B6851, #3B5268

Tetradic#52683B, #3B6867, #513B68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBA4A5

Lighter +30%#B98384

Lighter +20%#A66364

Lighter +10%#894D4F

Darker −10%#472929

Darker −20%#271616

Darker −30%#060404

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7C2729

Less saturated −25%#544F4F

Channel breakdown

R104

G59

B60

Red104 (40.8%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue358.67°

Saturation (HSL)27.61%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 3B · B 3C

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