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Recognised as Colour

#6A4956

  • #6A4956
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A4956 is a red with RGB values 106, 73, 86 and HSL 336°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A4956#6A4956
HEX#6A4956
RGBrgb(106, 73, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2863, 0.3373
RGB percentages41.6%, 28.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(336.4, 18.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.4, 31.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 18.9%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,965,590
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#95B6A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4F56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#545455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6F484Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.9Gray · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 27Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Rosy brown · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#496A5D
Analogous#6A4966, #6A4D49
Triadic#566A49, #49566A
Split complementary#496A4D, #49666A
Tetradic#676A49, #496A5D, #4D496A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBB4BD
Lighter +30%#B696A3
Lighter +20%#A27788
Lighter +10%#885E6F
Darker −10%#4C343D
Darker −20%#2E1F25
Darker −30%#0F0B0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#803351
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R106
G73
B86
Red106 (41.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue336.36°
Saturation (HSL)18.44%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 49 · B 56

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