Colour

#6B042D

#6B042D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6B042D is a red with RGB values 107, 4, 45 and HSL 336°, 93%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6B042D

RGBrgb(107, 4, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.0157, 0.1765

RGB percentages42%, 1.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(336.1, 92.8%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.1, 96.3%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 96.3%, 57.9%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,013,421

CSS custom property--colour: #6B042D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.5:1

Contrast with white12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#94FBD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25272Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3B2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#760019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 30.1 Maroon · ΔE 32.8 Indian red · ΔE 35.8 Dark red · ΔE 36.9 Firebrick · ΔE 38.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 30.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#046B42

Analogous#6B0461, #6B0F04

Triadic#2D6B04, #042D6B

Split complementary#046B0F, #04616B

Tetradic#616B04, #046B42, #0E046B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8438B

Lighter +30%#F6126D

Lighter +20%#CD0856

Lighter +10%#9C0642

Darker −10%#3A0218

Darker −20%#090004

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6F002C

Less saturated −25%#5D1230

Channel breakdown

R107

B45

Red107 (42%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue336.12°

Saturation (HSL)92.79%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 04 · B 2D

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