Recognised as Colour

#6B0D0D

#6B0D0D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#6B0D0D is a red with RGB values 107, 13, 13 and HSL 0°, 78%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#6B0D0D#6B0D0D

HEX#6B0D0D

RGBrgb(107, 13, 13)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.051, 0.051

RGB percentages42%, 5.1%, 5.1%

HSLhsl(0, 78.3%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 87.9%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 87.9%, 87.9%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,015,693

CSS custom property--colour: #6B0D0D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.44:1

Contrast with white12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#94F2F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D270Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#433B08no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Tritanopia#77000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 14.3 Brown · ΔE 19.1 Dark red · ΔE 19.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 24.6 Sienna · ΔE 25.7 Firebrick · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D6B6B

Analogous#6B0D3C, #6B3C0D

Triadic#0D6B0D, #0D0D6B

Split complementary#0D6B3C, #0D3C6B

Tetradic#3C6B0D, #0D6B6B, #3C0D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EB5959

Lighter +30%#E52C2C

Lighter +20%#C61818

Lighter +10%#981313

Darker −10%#3E0707

Darker −20%#100202

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#780000

Less saturated −25%#5C1C1C

Channel breakdown

R107

G13

B13

Red107 (42%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue13 (5.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)78.33%

Lightness23.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 0D · B 0D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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