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Recognised as Colour

#6A4D4E

  • #6A4D4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A4D4E is a red with RGB values 106, 77, 78 and HSL 358°, 16%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A4D4E#6A4D4E
HEX#6A4D4E
RGBrgb(106, 77, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.302, 0.3059
RGB percentages41.6%, 30.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(357.9, 15.8%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 27.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 26.4%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,966,606
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#95B2B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#52514Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#59564Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#704A4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 22.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D6A69
Analogous#6A4D5D, #6A5A4D
Triadic#4E6A4D, #4D4E6A
Split complementary#4D6A5A, #4D5D6A
Tetradic#5D6A4D, #4D6A69, #5B4D6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBB8B8
Lighter +30%#B69A9B
Lighter +20%#A07D7E
Lighter +10%#886264
Darker −10%#4C3838
Darker −20%#2F2223
Darker −30%#110D0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#813639
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R106
G77
B78
Red106 (41.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue357.93°
Saturation (HSL)15.85%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 4D · B 4E

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