Recognised as Colour

#6A3546

#6A3546
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6A3546 is a red with RGB values 106, 53, 70 and HSL 341°, 33%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6A3546

RGBrgb(106, 53, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2078, 0.2745

RGB percentages41.6%, 20.8%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(340.8, 33.3%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 50%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 34%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,960,454

CSS custom property--colour: #6A3546;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1

Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#95CAB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4047no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4945no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#72313Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Gray · ΔE 35.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 35.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 36.8 Indian red · ΔE 37.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 29.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#356A59

Analogous#6A3560, #6A3E35

Triadic#466A35, #35466A

Split complementary#356A3E, #35606A

Tetradic#616A35, #356A59, #3F356A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CE9DAD

Lighter +30%#BD7B90

Lighter +20%#AC5974

Lighter +10%#8C465C

Darker −10%#482430

Darker −20%#261319

Darker −30%#040203

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7E213F

Less saturated −25%#56494D

Channel breakdown

R106

G53

B70

Red106 (41.6%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue340.75°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 35 · B 46

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