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Recognised as Colour

#6A5F57

  • #6A5F57
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5F57 is a orange with RGB values 106, 95, 87 and HSL 25°, 10%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A5F57#6A5F57
HEX#6A5F57
RGBrgb(106, 95, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3725, 0.3412
RGB percentages41.6%, 37.3%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(25.3, 9.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.3, 17.9%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 17.9%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,971,223
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5F57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#95A0A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626057no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#656257no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5D5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6Gray · ΔE 14.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Rosy brown · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57626A
Analogous#6A5759, #6A6957
Triadic#576A5F, #5F576A
Split complementary#576A69, #57596A
Tetradic#596A57, #57626A, #69576A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC6C1
Lighter +30%#B5ACA5
Lighter +20%#9E9289
Lighter +10%#86786E
Darker −10%#4E4640
Darker −20%#322D29
Darker −30%#161412
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#825B3F
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R106
G95
B87
Red106 (41.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue25.26°
Saturation (HSL)9.84%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 5F · B 57

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