Recognised as Colour

#690D2E

#690D2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#690D2E is a red with RGB values 105, 13, 46 and HSL 338°, 78%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#690D2E

RGBrgb(105, 13, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.051, 0.1804

RGB percentages41.2%, 5.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(338.5, 78%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 87.6%, 41.2%)

CMYK0%, 87.6%, 56.2%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,884,654

CSS custom property--colour: #690D2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.37:1

Contrast with white12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#96F2D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27292Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3B2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#73001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 30.8 Maroon · ΔE 33.6 Indian red · ΔE 35.8 Dark red · ΔE 37.7 Sienna · ΔE 38.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 30.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0D6948

Analogous#690D5C, #691A0D

Triadic#2E690D, #0D2E69

Split complementary#0D691A, #0D5C69

Tetradic#5C690D, #0D6948, #1A0D69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EA588C

Lighter +30%#E52A6D

Lighter +20%#C41856

Lighter +10%#961342

Darker −10%#3C071A

Darker −20%#0E0206

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#76002A

Less saturated −25%#5A1C32

Channel breakdown

R105

G13

B46

Red105 (41.2%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue338.48°

Saturation (HSL)77.97%

Lightness23.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 69 · G 0D · B 2E

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