Recognised as Colour

#6B1836

#6B1836
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6B1836 is a red with RGB values 107, 24, 54 and HSL 338°, 63%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6B1836

RGBrgb(107, 24, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.0941, 0.2118

RGB percentages42%, 9.4%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(338.3, 63.4%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 77.6%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 77.6%, 49.5%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,018,550

CSS custom property--colour: #6B1836;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.61:1

Contrast with white11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#94E7C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2E37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#413F34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#750825no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 33 Indian red · ΔE 35.9 Maroon · ΔE 36.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.5 Sienna · ΔE 39.6 Dark red · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#186B4D

Analogous#6B185F, #6B2418

Triadic#366B18, #18366B

Split complementary#186B24, #185F6B

Tetradic#5F6B18, #186B4D, #24186B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF7098

Lighter +30%#D6467A

Lighter +20%#BE2B60

Lighter +10%#95214B

Darker −10%#410F21

Darker −20%#18050C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B0831

Less saturated −25%#5B283B

Channel breakdown

R107

G24

B54

Red107 (42%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue338.31°

Saturation (HSL)63.36%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 18 · B 36

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