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Recognised as Colour

#6A5641

  • #6A5641
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5641 is a orange with RGB values 106, 86, 65 and HSL 31°, 24%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A5641#6A5641
HEX#6A5641
RGBrgb(106, 86, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3373, 0.2549
RGB percentages41.6%, 33.7%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(30.7, 24%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 38.7%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 18.9%, 38.7%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,968,897
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5641;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#95A9BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5740no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#625B41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#715150no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 22.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.6Rosy brown · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41556A
Analogous#6A4241, #6A6A41
Triadic#416A56, #56416A
Split complementary#416A6A, #42416A
Tetradic#416A42, #41556A, #6A416A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCBCAB
Lighter +30%#B8A38C
Lighter +20%#A5896C
Lighter +10%#8A7054
Darker −10%#4A3C2E
Darker −20%#2B231A
Darker −30%#0B0907
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F572C
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R106
G86
B65
Red106 (41.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue30.73°
Saturation (HSL)23.98%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 56 · B 41

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