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Colour

#6A554F

  • #6A554F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A554F is a red with RGB values 106, 85, 79 and HSL 13°, 15%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A554F#6A554F
HEX#6A554F
RGBrgb(106, 85, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3333, 0.3098
RGB percentages41.6%, 33.3%, 31%
HSLhsl(13.3, 14.6%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 25.5%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 25.5%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,968,655
CSS custom property--colour: #6A554F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#95AAB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A574Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5B4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6F5253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12Gray · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F646A
Analogous#6A4F57, #6A624F
Triadic#4F6A55, #554F6A
Split complementary#4F6A62, #4F576A
Tetradic#576A4F, #4F646A, #624F6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBBEBA
Lighter +30%#B6A29C
Lighter +20%#A0867F
Lighter +10%#876C65
Darker −10%#4D3E39
Darker −20%#302623
Darker −30%#120F0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#814838
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R106
G85
B79
Red106 (41.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue13.33°
Saturation (HSL)14.59%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 55 · B 4F

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