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Recognised as Colour

#6A514C

  • #6A514C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A514C is a red with RGB values 106, 81, 76 and HSL 10°, 16%, 36%. 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

#6A514C#6A514C
HEX#6A514C
RGBrgb(106, 81, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3176, 0.298
RGB percentages41.6%, 31.8%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(10, 16.5%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 28.3%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 23.6%, 28.3%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,967,628
CSS custom property--colour: #6A514C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 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#95AEB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#56544Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C594Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#704E50no 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 14.1Gray · ΔE 20.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C656A
Analogous#6A4C56, #6A604C
Triadic#4C6A51, #514C6A
Split complementary#4C6A60, #4C566A
Tetradic#566A4C, #4C656A, #604C6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBBAB7
Lighter +30%#B69E99
Lighter +20%#A1827B
Lighter +10%#886861
Darker −10%#4C3A37
Darker −20%#2F2421
Darker −30%#110D0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#814235
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R106
G81
B76
Red106 (41.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)16.48%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 51 · B 4C

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