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Recognised as Colour

#6A6157

  • #6A6157
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A6157 is a orange with RGB values 106, 97, 87 and HSL 32°, 10%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A6157#6A6157
HEX#6A6157
RGBrgb(106, 97, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3804, 0.3412
RGB percentages41.6%, 38%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(31.6, 9.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.6, 17.9%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 17.9%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,971,735
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#959EA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#646156no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#666357no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.7Gray · ΔE 13.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57606A
Analogous#6A5857, #6A6A57
Triadic#576A61, #61576A
Split complementary#576A6A, #58576A
Tetradic#576A58, #57606A, #6A576A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC7C1
Lighter +30%#B5ADA5
Lighter +20%#9E9489
Lighter +10%#867B6E
Darker −10%#4E4740
Darker −20%#322E29
Darker −30%#161412
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#82623F
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R106
G97
B87
Red106 (41.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue31.58°
Saturation (HSL)9.84%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 61 · B 57

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