Dark Tan is a medium dark bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Red, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Dark Tan is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Tan is #661010.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Tan has 40%% Red, 6% Green, and 6% Blue.
Dark Tan has 0° Hue, 84% Saturation, and 40% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Tan has 0° Hue, 73% Saturation, and 23% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Tan has 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 84% yellow, and 60% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#661010 |
|
RGB |
(102, 16, 16) |
(40%, 6%, 6%) |
HSV |
(0°, 84, 40) |
(0%, 84%, 40%) |
HSL |
(0°, 73, 23) |
(0%, 73%, 23%) |
CMYK |
(0, 84, 84, 60) |
(0%, 84%, 84%, 60%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Tan is 3%, which is low.
Dark Tan has a higher contrast with white than black.
Dark Tan and black have a 1.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Dark Tan and white have a 12.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
3% |
insufficient (1.6) |
AAA (12.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Tan paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 34% Red, 60% Black, 6% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
34%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
60%
White
6%
To mix Dark Tan paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 17% Magenta, 17% Yellow, 60% Black, 6% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
17%
Yellow
17%
Black
60%
White
6%
Colors similar to Dark Tan are: Cherrywood, Moccaccino, Persian Plum, Falu Red, and Redwood. Cherrywood is more orange and paler than Dark Tan. Moccaccino is more orange than Dark Tan. Persian Plum is paler than Dark Tan. Falu Red is paler and lighter than Dark Tan. Redwood is more orange than Dark Tan.