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Recognised as Colour

#684C43

  • #684C43
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#684C43 is a red with RGB values 104, 76, 67 and HSL 15°, 22%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#684C43#684C43
HEX#684C43
RGBrgb(104, 76, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.298, 0.2627
RGB percentages40.8%, 29.8%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(14.6, 21.6%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.6, 35.6%, 40.8%)
CMYK0%, 26.9%, 35.6%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,835,267
CSS custom property--colour: #684C43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#97B3BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534F42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#595543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F484Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 23.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3Rosy brown · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#435F68
Analogous#68434D, #685F43
Triadic#43684C, #4C4368
Split complementary#43685F, #434D68
Tetradic#4D6843, #435F68, #5F4368

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAB4AD
Lighter +30%#B6988E
Lighter +20%#A27B6F
Lighter +10%#876357
Darker −10%#49352F
Darker −20%#2A1F1B
Darker −30%#0B0807
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D412E
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R104
G76
B67
Red104 (40.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue14.59°
Saturation (HSL)21.64%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 68 · G 4C · B 43

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