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#68080A Color

#68080A is rgb(104, 8, 10) in RGB, hsl(359, 86%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 90%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blood Red (#660000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68080A
HEX#68080A
RGBrgb(104, 8, 10)
HSLhsl(359, 86%, 22%)
HSVhsv(359, 92%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 90%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(33.1% 0.127 27.2)
LABlab(21.10% 40.09 28.21)
LCHlch(21.10% 49.02 35.13)

What #68080A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #68080A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#68080A Channel Values

How #68080A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 8 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 359° · S 86% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 359° · S 92% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 90% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.9:1 vs white · 1.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68080A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68080A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68080A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #68080A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68080A.

How #68080A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#68080A
Protanopia#2C2C08
Protanomaly#4B2209
Deuteranopia#3D3D00
Deuteranomaly#523003
Tritanopia#680808
Tritanomaly#680809
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68080A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-68080a: #68080A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68080A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68080a': '#68080A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.031, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_68080a">#68080A</color>
SVG fillfill="#68080A"

More Red Colors

#68080A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68080A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68080A?

#68080A is a dark red — rgb(104, 8, 10) in RGB and hsl(359, 86%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blood Red (#660000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.06.

What is the RGB value of #68080A?

#68080A is rgb(104, 8, 10) — red 104, green 8, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68080A?

#68080A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 90%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68080A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68080A scores 12.9:1 against white and 1.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68080A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68080A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.9, which is visibly different.

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