Recognised as Colour

#6A0032

#6A0032
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6A0032 is a red with RGB values 106, 0, 50 and HSL 332°, 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

#6A0032#6A0032

HEX#6A0032

RGBrgb(106, 0, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0, 0.1961

RGB percentages41.6%, 0%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(331.7, 100%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.7, 100%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 52.8%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,946,866

CSS custom property--colour: #6A0032;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.66:1

Contrast with white12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#95FFCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212633no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C3A30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#74001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 33.6 Maroon · ΔE 36.8 Indian red · ΔE 38.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 39.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 39.4 Dark red · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 33.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006A38

Analogous#6A0067, #6A0300

Triadic#326A00, #00326A

Split complementary#006A03, #00676A

Tetradic#676A00, #006A38, #03006A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF3795

Lighter +30%#FF047A

Lighter +20%#D00062

Lighter +10%#9D004A

Darker −10%#37001A

Darker −20%#040002

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6A0032

Less saturated −25%#5D0D33

Channel breakdown

R106

B50

Red106 (41.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue331.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 00 · B 32

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