Close to Merlot
#68042E
#68042E is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 1.6% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 335°, with 93% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #68042E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.65:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.76:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.65:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #68042E as they’d see it.
#68042E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #68042E
What color is #68042E?
#68042E is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 1.6% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 335°, with 93% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #68042E in RGB?
#68042E is rgb(104, 4, 46): 104 red, 4 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #68042E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 96, 56, 59). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #68042E?
PANTONE 222 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #68042E?
Its complement #003B20 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.