Colour

#6A0035

#6A0035
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6A0035 is a red with RGB values 106, 0, 53 and HSL 330°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6A0035

RGBrgb(106, 0, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0, 0.2078

RGB percentages41.6%, 0%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(330, 100%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 100%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 50%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,946,869

CSS custom property--colour: #6A0035;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.62:1

Contrast with white12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#95FFCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202736no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C3A33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#74001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 35.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 38.3 Maroon · ΔE 38.7 Indian red · ΔE 39.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 39.3 Purple · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 35.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006A35

Analogous#6A006A, #6A0000

Triadic#356A00, #00356A

Split complementary#006A00, #006A6A

Tetradic#6A6A00, #006A35, #00006A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF379B

Lighter +30%#FF0482

Lighter +20%#D00068

Lighter +10%#9D004F

Darker −10%#37001C

Darker −20%#040002

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6A0035

Less saturated −25%#5D0D35

Channel breakdown

R106

B53

Red106 (41.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 00 · B 35

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