Recognised as Colour

#6A002F

#6A002F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6A002F is a red with RGB values 106, 0, 47 and HSL 333°, 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

#6A002F#6A002F

HEX#6A002F

RGBrgb(106, 0, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0, 0.1843

RGB percentages41.6%, 0%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(333.4, 100%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.4, 100%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 55.7%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,946,863

CSS custom property--colour: #6A002F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1

Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#95FFD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222630no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D3A2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Tritanopia#740018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32 Maroon · ΔE 34.9 Indian red · ΔE 37.2 Dark red · ΔE 38.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 39.6 Firebrick · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 31.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006A3B

Analogous#6A0064, #6A0600

Triadic#2F6A00, #002F6A

Split complementary#006A06, #00646A

Tetradic#646A00, #006A3B, #06006A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF3790

Lighter +30%#FF0473

Lighter +20%#D0005C

Lighter +10%#9D0046

Darker −10%#370018

Darker −20%#040002

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6A002F

Less saturated −25%#5D0D30

Channel breakdown

R106

B47

Red106 (41.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue333.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 00 · B 2F

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