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#682503 Color

#682503 is rgb(104, 37, 3) in RGB, hsl(20, 94%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 97%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), visibly different at ΔE 10. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#682503
HEX#682503
RGBrgb(104, 37, 3)
HSLhsl(20, 94%, 21%)
HSVhsv(20, 97%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 97%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(36% 0.105 42.5)
LABlab(24.99% 29.51 34.83)
LCHlch(24.99% 45.65 49.72)

What #682503 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 #682503, 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 brown in the library.

#682503 Channel Values

How #682503 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 37 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 94% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 97% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 97% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.32:1 vs white · 1.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #682503 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 text11.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #682503

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #682503; 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 #682503

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 #682503.

How #682503 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#682503
Protanopia#383801
Protanomaly#4F3102
Deuteranopia#444400
Deuteranomaly#553A00
Tritanopia#692222
Tritanomaly#68231A
Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #682503 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-682503: #682503;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #682503;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-682503': '#682503' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.145, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_682503">#682503</color>
SVG fillfill="#682503"

More Brown Colors

#682503 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#682503 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #682503?

#682503 is a dark brown — rgb(104, 37, 3) in RGB and hsl(20, 94%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.

What is the RGB value of #682503?

#682503 is rgb(104, 37, 3) — red 104, green 37, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #682503?

#682503 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 97%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #682503 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #682503 scores 11.32:1 against white and 1.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #682503 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #682503 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 14.66, which is visibly different.

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