Information about #680500 color

#680500 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #680500 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(104, 5, 0) (40.8% red, 2% green, 0% blue), or CMYK 0 / 39 / 41 / 59 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm red, #680500 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blood Red (#660000). Slightly further away sit Red Oxide (#6E0902) and Rosewood (#65000B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 5, 0)), which gives #680500 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #680500: 13.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#680500 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#680500 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #680500

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#680500
  • RGB104, 5, 0
  • CMYK0, 39, 41, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 5, 0)
  • HSL3°, 100%, 20%
  • HSL Precise2.885°, 100%, 20.392%
  • HSV3°, 100%, 41%
  • HSB3°, 100%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.020, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.020, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.020, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID680500
  • DECIMAL ID6817024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01