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Recognised as Colour

#6A5550

  • #6A5550
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5550 is a red with RGB values 106, 85, 80 and HSL 12°, 14%, 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

#6A5550#6A5550
HEX#6A5550
RGBrgb(106, 85, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3333, 0.3137
RGB percentages41.6%, 33.3%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(11.5, 14%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 24.5%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 24.5%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,968,656
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5550;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 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#95AAAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5750no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5B50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6F5254no 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 11.8Gray · ΔE 18.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50656A
Analogous#6A5058, #6A6250
Triadic#506A55, #55506A
Split complementary#506A62, #50586A
Tetradic#586A50, #50656A, #62506A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBBEBB
Lighter +30%#B5A29E
Lighter +20%#A08680
Lighter +10%#876C66
Darker −10%#4D3E3A
Darker −20%#302624
Darker −30%#130F0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#814739
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R106
G85
B80
Red106 (41.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue11.54°
Saturation (HSL)13.98%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 55 · B 50

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