Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #681237

#681237 — Deep Pink

#681237 is a pink color we call Deep Pink, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #681237 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#681237 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #126843; it also sits naturally between #681262 and #681812. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#681237 · RGB 104, 18, 55

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#681237
RGB104, 18, 55
HSL334°, 70%, 24%
HSV334°, 83%, 41%
CMYK0%, 83%, 47%, 59%
XYZ6.61, 3.65, 3.97
Yxy3.65, 0.4646, 0.2565
CIE-Lab22.48, 39.79, 0.03
Hunter Lab19.11, 29.84, 0.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 7% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 47% · Key 59%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #681237 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #681237 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #681237

.text { color: #681237; }
.background { background-color: #681237; }
.border { border: 3px solid #681237; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 18, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 70%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #681237; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 18, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #681237; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 18, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#681237">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#681237">Div content here</div>

Shades of #681237

#5F1133#570F2E#4E0E2A#450C25#3D0B20#34091C#2B0817#230612#1A050E#110309

Tints of #681237

#861848#A51D58#C7236A#DB337C#E0528F#E670A3#EB8EB7#F1B1CD#F7CFE0#FCEEF4

Tones of #681237

#621838#5C1F39#56253A#502B3B#49313C#43373C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #126843:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text12.14:1 AAA
Against black text1.73:1 Fails

Best text color on #681237: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #681237

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #681237: ·

How #681237 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #43422EDeuteranopia · #484E2CTritanopia · #642725

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind stone 600 · #57534EMaterial Brown 500 · #795548Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #681237 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ember
#2919B2 · #59108C · #D926CC · #661237
Gentle Marble
#DE3A7A · #E51F6C · #AC1A53 · #6B0F33
Silent Whisper
#8F20B4 · #862178 · #6D123E · #B12B38
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Palette 6e1a37
#6E1A37 · #AE2448 · #72BAA9 · #D5E7B5
Lucky Ruby Lagoon
#631158 · #6E122D · #DE4C1A · #BDA227

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#661237#6B0F33#6D123E#670A3B#6E1A37#6E122D#5F163E#5F0F40#651329#5B103D#740938#591437

Browse neighbouring colors

← #681236  ·  #681238 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #681237?

#681237 is Deep Pink, a pink color (RGB 104, 18, 55). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #681237?

#681237 is RGB 104, 18, 55 — HSL 334°, 70%, 24% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 47%, 59%.

What colors go with #681237?

Its complement is #126843; analogous partners are #681262 and #681812. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #681237 for text?

White text on #681237 has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.73:1.