Recognised as Colour

#6A002B

#6A002B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6A002B is a red with RGB values 106, 0, 43 and HSL 336°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6A002B

RGBrgb(106, 0, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0, 0.1686

RGB percentages41.6%, 0%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(335.7, 100%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.7, 100%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 59.4%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,946,859

CSS custom property--colour: #6A002B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.74:1

Contrast with white12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#95FFD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23252Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E3929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#750016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 29.9 Maroon · ΔE 32.3 Indian red · ΔE 36.1 Dark red · ΔE 36.4 Firebrick · ΔE 38.1 Sienna · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 29.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006A3F

Analogous#6A0060, #6A0A00

Triadic#2B6A00, #002B6A

Split complementary#006A0A, #00606A

Tetradic#606A00, #006A3F, #0A006A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF3788

Lighter +30%#FF046A

Lighter +20%#D00054

Lighter +10%#9D0040

Darker −10%#370016

Darker −20%#040002

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6A002B

Less saturated −25%#5D0D2D

Channel breakdown

R106

B43

Red106 (41.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue335.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 00 · B 2B

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