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Colour

#6A4040

  • #6A4040
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A4040 is a red with RGB values 106, 64, 64 and HSL 0°, 25%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A4040#6A4040
HEX#6A4040
RGBrgb(106, 64, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.251, 0.251
RGB percentages41.6%, 25.1%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(0, 24.7%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 39.6%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 39.6%, 39.6%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,963,264
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#95BFBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#524F3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#723B40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.4Gray · ΔE 29.3Rosy brown · ΔE 31.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1Sienna · ΔE 32.2Slate grey · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#406A6A
Analogous#6A4055, #6A5540
Triadic#406A40, #40406A
Split complementary#406A55, #40556A
Tetradic#556A40, #406A6A, #55406A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCAAAA
Lighter +30%#B98A8A
Lighter +20%#A56B6B
Lighter +10%#8A5353
Darker −10%#4A2D2D
Darker −20%#2A1A1A
Darker −30%#0B0606
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F2B2B
Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R106
G64
B64
Red106 (41.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)24.71%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 40 · B 40

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