Information about #68221D color

#68221D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #68221D belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 34, 29) — 40.8% red, 13.3% green, 11.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 29 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#68221D is a confidently colored red that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hot N Spicy (#6B2320). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Bean (#672422) and Pioneer Red (#642620).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 34, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #68221D: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #68221D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#68221D color variations

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

#68221D 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 #68221D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Heatwave color link
Heatwave

#6E2620

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#68221D
  • RGB104, 34, 29
  • CMYK0, 27, 29, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 34, 29)
  • HSL4°, 56%, 26%
  • HSL Precise4°, 56.391%, 26.078%
  • HSV4°, 72%, 41%
  • HSB4°, 72%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.133, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.133, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.133, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID68221D
  • DECIMAL ID6824477
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01