Colour

#6A524C

#6A524C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6A524C is a red with RGB values 106, 82, 76 and HSL 12°, 16%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A524C#6A524C

HEX#6A524C

RGBrgb(106, 82, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3216, 0.298

RGB percentages41.6%, 32.2%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(12, 16.5%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 28.3%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.6%, 28.3%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,967,884

CSS custom property--colour: #6A524C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#95ADB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57554Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D594Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#704F50no 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 text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C646A

Analogous#6A4C55, #6A614C

Triadic#4C6A52, #524C6A

Split complementary#4C6A61, #4C556A

Tetradic#556A4C, #4C646A, #614C6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBBBB7

Lighter +30%#B69F99

Lighter +20%#A1837B

Lighter +10%#886961

Darker −10%#4C3B37

Darker −20%#2F2421

Darker −30%#110D0C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#814435

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R106

G82

B76

Red106 (41.6%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)16.48%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 52 · B 4C

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