Information about #68242E color

#68242E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#68242E falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 36, 46) — 40.8% red, 14.1% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 23 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid red, #68242E occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Monarch (#6B252C). Slightly further away sit Vanquish (#63272F) and Deep Impact (#672729).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 36, 46)), which gives #68242E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. #68242E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#68242E color variations

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

#68242E 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 #68242E

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

Monarch color link
Monarch

#6B252C

Vanquish color link
Vanquish

#63272F

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Dynamite color link
Dynamite

#6F282B

X Factor color link
X Factor

#681B2B

Fahrenheit color link
Fahrenheit

#672E2B

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

Cajun color link
Cajun

#662F2B

Hot Wired color link
Hot Wired

#6F2637

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#68242E
  • RGB104, 36, 46
  • CMYK0, 27, 23, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 36, 46)
  • HSL351°, 49%, 27%
  • HSL Precise351.176°, 48.571%, 27.451%
  • HSV351°, 65%, 41%
  • HSB351°, 65%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.141, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.141, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.141, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID68242E
  • DECIMAL ID6825006
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01