Palettes / Colors / #68313C

#68313C — Muted Red

#68313C is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the red family.

#68313C is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #31685D; it also sits naturally between #683158 and #684131. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 19% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 42% · Key 59%

Previews

CSS code for #68313C

.text { color: #68313C; }
.background { background-color: #68313C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68313C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 49, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 36%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68313C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 49, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68313C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 49, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#68313C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68313C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #68313C

Tints of #68313C

Tones of #68313C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31685D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #68313C: #FFFFFF.

How #68313C looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #68313C or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #68313B  ·  #68313D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68313C?

#68313C is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 104, 49, 60). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68313C?

#68313C is RGB 104, 49, 60 — HSL 348°, 36%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 42%, 59%.

What colors go with #68313C?

Its complement is #31685D; analogous partners are #683158 and #684131. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68313C for text?

White text on #68313C has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.09:1.