Colour

#6B2229

#6B2229
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6B2229 is a red with RGB values 107, 34, 41 and HSL 354°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6B2229#6B2229

HEX#6B2229

RGBrgb(107, 34, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1333, 0.1608

RGB percentages42%, 13.3%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(354.2, 51.8%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.2, 68.2%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 68.2%, 61.7%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,021,097

CSS custom property--colour: #6B2229;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#94DDD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#343229no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#474127no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#751325no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 27 Maroon · ΔE 29 Sienna · ΔE 29.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 31 Indian red · ΔE 31.9 Dark red · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 27.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#226B64

Analogous#6B224D, #6B3F22

Triadic#296B22, #22296B

Split complementary#226B40, #224D6B

Tetradic#4E6B22, #226B64, #40226B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7828A

Lighter +30%#CB5B66

Lighter +20%#B83B47

Lighter +10%#922E38

Darker −10%#44161A

Darker −20%#1E090B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D101B

Less saturated −25%#593437

Channel breakdown

R107

G34

B41

Red107 (42%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue354.25°

Saturation (HSL)51.77%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 22 · B 29

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