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#683612 Color

#683612 is rgb(104, 54, 18) in RGB, hsl(25, 70%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 83%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sepia (#704214), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#683612
HEX#683612
RGBrgb(104, 54, 18)
HSLhsl(25, 70%, 24%)
HSVhsv(25, 83%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 83%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(39% 0.086 52.5)
LABlab(28.80% 20.73 31.57)
LCHlch(28.80% 37.77 56.71)

What #683612 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 #683612, 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.

#683612 Channel Values

How #683612 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 54 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 70% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 83% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 83% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.88:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #683612 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 text9.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #683612

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #683612; 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 #683612

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #683612.

How #683612 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#683612
Protanopia#424211
Protanomaly#543D11
Deuteranopia#4B4B0B
Deuteranomaly#58440E
Tritanopia#693333
Tritanomaly#693429
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #683612 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-683612: #683612;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #683612;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-683612': '#683612' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.212, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_683612">#683612</color>
SVG fillfill="#683612"

More Brown Colors

#683612 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#683612 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #683612?

#683612 is a dark brown — rgb(104, 54, 18) in RGB and hsl(25, 70%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sepia (#704214), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #683612?

#683612 is rgb(104, 54, 18) — red 104, green 54, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #683612?

#683612 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 83%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #683612 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #683612 scores 9.88:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #683612 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #683612 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 15.4, which is visibly different.

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