Recognised as Colour

#6B0026

#6B0026
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6B0026 is a red with RGB values 107, 0, 38 and HSL 339°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6B0026

RGBrgb(107, 0, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0, 0.149

RGB percentages42%, 0%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(338.7, 100%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.7, 100%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 64.5%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,012,390

CSS custom property--colour: #6B0026;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1

Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#94FFD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252526no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3A23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#760013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 26.9 Maroon · ΔE 28.7 Dark red · ΔE 32.8 Indian red · ΔE 34.5 Firebrick · ΔE 35.1 Sienna · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 26.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006B45

Analogous#6B005B, #6B1000

Triadic#266B00, #00266B

Split complementary#006B10, #005B6B

Tetradic#5B6B00, #006B45, #10006B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF387F

Lighter +30%#FF055E

Lighter +20%#D1004A

Lighter +10%#9E0038

Darker −10%#380014

Darker −20%#050002

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B0026

Less saturated −25%#5E0D2A

Channel breakdown

R107

B38

Red107 (42%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue338.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 00 · B 26

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