Recognised as Colour

#6A5759

#6A5759
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5759 is a red with RGB values 106, 87, 89 and HSL 354°, 10%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6A5759

RGBrgb(106, 87, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3412, 0.349

RGB percentages41.6%, 34.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(353.7, 9.8%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 17.9%, 41.6%)

CMYK0%, 17.9%, 16%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,969,177

CSS custom property--colour: #6A5759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#95A8A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5A59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5D59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6E5658no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10 Gray · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#576A68

Analogous#6A5762, #6A5F57

Triadic#596A57, #57596A

Split complementary#576A5F, #57626A

Tetradic#626A57, #576A68, #5F576A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCC1C2

Lighter +30%#B5A5A7

Lighter +20%#9E898B

Lighter +10%#866E71

Darker −10%#4E4041

Darker −20%#32292A

Darker −30%#161212

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#823F46

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R106

G87

B89

Red106 (41.6%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue353.68°

Saturation (HSL)9.84%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6A · G 57 · B 59

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