Colour

#6A151F

#6A151F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6A151F is a red with RGB values 106, 21, 31 and HSL 353°, 67%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6A151F

RGBrgb(106, 21, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0824, 0.1216

RGB percentages41.6%, 8.2%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(352.9, 66.9%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 80.2%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 80.2%, 70.8%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,952,223

CSS custom property--colour: #6A151F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#95EAE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2B1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#433D1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#75001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 23.6 Maroon · ΔE 23.8 Dark red · ΔE 28.4 Sienna · ΔE 29.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 30.3 Indian red · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#156A60

Analogous#6A1549, #6A3615

Triadic#1F6A15, #151F6A

Split complementary#156A36, #15496A

Tetradic#4A6A15, #156A60, #36156A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E16A78

Lighter +30%#D93F51

Lighter +20%#BF2638

Lighter +10%#951D2B

Darker −10%#3F0D13

Darker −20%#150406

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7A0513

Less saturated −25%#5A252B

Channel breakdown

R106

G21

B31

Red106 (41.6%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue352.94°

Saturation (HSL)66.93%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 15 · B 1F

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