Colour

#684C45

#684C45
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#684C45 is a red with RGB values 104, 76, 69 and HSL 12°, 20%, 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

#684C45#684C45

HEX#684C45

RGBrgb(104, 76, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.298, 0.2706

RGB percentages40.8%, 29.8%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(12, 20.2%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 33.7%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 26.9%, 33.7%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,835,269

CSS custom property--colour: #684C45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#97B3BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524F44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#595545no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6F484Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 23.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#456168

Analogous#684550, #685E45

Triadic#45684C, #4C4568

Split complementary#45685E, #455068

Tetradic#506845, #456168, #5E4568

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAB4AF

Lighter +30%#B69890

Lighter +20%#A17B72

Lighter +10%#876259

Darker −10%#493631

Darker −20%#2B1F1C

Darker −30%#0C0908

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7E3F2F

Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R104

G76

B69

Red104 (40.8%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)20.23%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 4C · B 45

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