Colour

#6B1838

#6B1838
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6B1838 is a red with RGB values 107, 24, 56 and HSL 337°, 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#6B1838

RGBrgb(107, 24, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.0941, 0.2196

RGB percentages42%, 9.4%, 22%

HSLhsl(336.9, 63.4%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 77.6%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 77.6%, 47.7%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,018,552

CSS custom property--colour: #6B1838;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.58:1

Contrast with white11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#94E7C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2F39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#413F36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#750926no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 34 Indian red · ΔE 36.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.3 Maroon · ΔE 37.8 Sienna · ΔE 40.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 33.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#186B4B

Analogous#6B1862, #6B2118

Triadic#386B18, #18386B

Split complementary#186B22, #18626B

Tetradic#626B18, #186B4B, #21186B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF709B

Lighter +30%#D6467E

Lighter +20%#BE2B64

Lighter +10%#95214E

Darker −10%#410F22

Darker −20%#18050C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B0834

Less saturated −25%#5B283C

Channel breakdown

R107

G24

B56

Red107 (42%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue336.87°

Saturation (HSL)63.36%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 18 · B 38

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