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Recognised as Colour

#6B380D

  • #6B380D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#6B380D is a orange with RGB values 107, 56, 13 and HSL 27°, 78%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#6B380D#6B380D
HEX#6B380D
RGBrgb(107, 56, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2196, 0.051
RGB percentages42%, 22%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(27.4, 78.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.4, 87.9%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 47.7%, 87.9%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,026,701
CSS custom property--colour: #6B380D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#94C7F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#473E06no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#534A0Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#762D30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0D406B
Analogous#6B0D11, #6B670D
Triadic#0D6B38, #380D6B
Split complementary#0D6B67, #0D116B
Tetradic#116B0D, #0D406B, #670D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EB9C59
Lighter +30%#E5812C
Lighter +20%#C66818
Lighter +10%#985013
Darker −10%#3E2007
Darker −20%#100802
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#783700
Less saturated −25%#5C391C

Channel breakdown

R107
G56
B13
Red107 (42%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue27.45°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 38 · B 0D

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