Seal Brown is a dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Red, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. Seal Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Seal Brown is #321414.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Seal Brown has 20%% Red, 8% Green, and 8% Blue.
Seal Brown has 0° Hue, 60% Saturation, and 20% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Seal Brown has 0° Hue, 42% Saturation, and 14% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Seal Brown has 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60% yellow, and 80% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#321414 |
|
RGB |
(50, 20, 20) |
(20%, 8%, 8%) |
HSV |
(0°, 60, 20) |
(0%, 60%, 20%) |
HSL |
(0°, 42, 14) |
(0%, 42%, 14%) |
CMYK |
(0, 60, 60, 80) |
(0%, 60%, 60%, 80%) |
The natural luminance of Seal Brown is 1%, which is low.
Seal Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Seal Brown and black have a 1.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Seal Brown and white have a 16.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
1% |
insufficient (1.2) |
AAA (16.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Seal Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Red, 80% Black, 8% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
12%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
80%
White
8%
To mix Seal Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Magenta, 6% Yellow, 80% Black, 8% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
6%
Yellow
6%
Black
80%
White
8%
Colors similar to Seal Brown are: Cocoa Bean, Dark Sienna, Gondola, Eclipse, and Cedar. Dark Sienna is brighter than Seal Brown. Gondola is paler than Seal Brown. Eclipse is more orange and paler than Seal Brown. Cedar is more orange and brighter than Seal Brown.