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Recognised as Colour

#6A5C53

  • #6A5C53
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5C53 is a orange with RGB values 106, 92, 83 and HSL 23°, 12%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A5C53#6A5C53
HEX#6A5C53
RGBrgb(106, 92, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3608, 0.3255
RGB percentages41.6%, 36.1%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(23.5, 12.2%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.5, 21.7%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 21.7%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,970,451
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5C53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#95A3AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605D52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#636053no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5A59no 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 text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.3Gray · ΔE 15.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53616A
Analogous#6A5356, #6A6753
Triadic#536A5C, #5C536A
Split complementary#536A68, #53566A
Tetradic#566A53, #53616A, #68536A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC3BD
Lighter +30%#B5A9A1
Lighter +20%#9F8F84
Lighter +10%#877569
Darker −10%#4D433D
Darker −20%#312A26
Darker −30%#141210
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#82573B
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R106
G92
B83
Red106 (41.6%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue23.48°
Saturation (HSL)12.17%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 5C · B 53

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