Colour

#6A514B

#6A514B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6A514B is a red with RGB values 106, 81, 75 and HSL 12°, 17%, 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

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HEX#6A514B

RGBrgb(106, 81, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3176, 0.2941

RGB percentages41.6%, 31.8%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(11.6, 17.1%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 29.2%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 23.6%, 29.2%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,967,627

CSS custom property--colour: #6A514B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#95AEB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56544Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C594Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#704E4Fno 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 text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 20.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B646A

Analogous#6A4B55, #6A614B

Triadic#4B6A51, #514B6A

Split complementary#4B6A61, #4B556A

Tetradic#556A4B, #4B646A, #614B6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBBAB6

Lighter +30%#B69E98

Lighter +20%#A1827A

Lighter +10%#886860

Darker −10%#4C3A36

Darker −20%#2E2321

Darker −30%#100D0C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#814334

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R106

G81

B75

Red106 (41.6%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue11.61°

Saturation (HSL)17.13%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 51 · B 4B

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Colour values

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