#682A40
Closest named color: Purple Brown (#673A3F). oklch(38% 0.092 0.2), rgb(104, 42, 64).
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White text reads best on this color (10.53:1).
About this color
#682A40 is a dark, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 0°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purple Brown (#673A3F), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.53:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (38%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.092) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Purple Brown (#673A3F) |
| Black text | 1.99:1 |
| White text | 10.53:1 |
Values
| HEX | #682A40 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 42, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 42%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38% 0.092 0.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #682A40 | 10.53:1 | AAA | Lc -98.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #682A40 | 1.99:1 | Fails | Lc 10.0 | Not readable |
| #682A40 text on white | 10.53:1 | AAA | Lc 94.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #682A40 text on black | 1.99:1 | Fails | Lc -8.6 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.
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Step 50
50
#FBF3F5
oklch(97.1% 0.009 0.1)
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Step 100
100
#F6E5E9
oklch(93.7% 0.019 1.4)
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Step 200
200
#F0CFD8
oklch(88.5% 0.039 359.6)
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Step 300
300
#E7AEBE
oklch(80.8% 0.069 0.2)
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Step 400
400
#D9829D
oklch(70.6% 0.111 0.4)
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Step 500
500
#CC6086
oklch(63% 0.142 359.8)
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Step 600
600
#B7446F
oklch(55.5% 0.154 0.2)
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Step 700
700
#9D355D
oklch(49% 0.143 0.1)
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Step 800
800
#802D4C
oklch(42.7% 0.118 0.3)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#682A40
oklch(38% 0.092 0.2)
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Step 950
950
#3D1925
oklch(27.1% 0.058 0.7)
#682A40 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #343841 | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #45433F | 0.092 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #702532 | 0.027 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #3F3F3F | 0.093 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #682A40
#682A40
oklch(38% 0.092 0.2)
- #004E44
#004E44
oklch(38% 0.069 180.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #682A40, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.042
- Merlot #730039 ΔE 0.057
- Bordeaux #7B002C ΔE 0.061
- Wine Red #7B0323 ΔE 0.064
- Wine #80013F ΔE 0.065
- Velvet #750851 ΔE 0.066
- Red Purple #820747 ΔE 0.067
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.069
Use #682A40 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.