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Colour

#6A504A

  • #6A504A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A504A is a red with RGB values 106, 80, 74 and HSL 11°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A504A#6A504A
HEX#6A504A
RGBrgb(106, 80, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3137, 0.2902
RGB percentages41.6%, 31.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(11.2, 17.8%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 30.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 30.2%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,967,370
CSS custom property--colour: #6A504A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#95AFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#56534Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C584Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#704D4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 21.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Rosy brown · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A646A
Analogous#6A4A54, #6A604A
Triadic#4A6A50, #504A6A
Split complementary#4A6A60, #4A546A
Tetradic#546A4A, #4A646A, #604A6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBB9B5
Lighter +30%#B69D97
Lighter +20%#A18079
Lighter +10%#88675F
Darker −10%#4C3935
Darker −20%#2E2320
Darker −30%#100C0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#814234
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R106
G80
B74
Red106 (41.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue11.25°
Saturation (HSL)17.78%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 50 · B 4A

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