Recognised as Colour

#6B3937

#6B3937
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B3937 is a red with RGB values 107, 57, 55 and HSL 2°, 32%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B3937

RGBrgb(107, 57, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2235, 0.2157

RGB percentages42%, 22.4%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(2.3, 32.1%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 48.6%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 46.7%, 48.6%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,026,999

CSS custom property--colour: #6B3937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#94C6C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444137no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#504B36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#743239no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 28.3 Sienna · ΔE 29.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 31.1 Gray · ΔE 33.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 34 Indian red · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 28.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37696B

Analogous#6B374F, #6B5337

Triadic#376B39, #39376B

Split complementary#376B53, #374F6B

Tetradic#4F6B37, #37696B, #53376B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEA2A0

Lighter +30%#BD817E

Lighter +20%#AB605D

Lighter +10%#8D4B48

Darker −10%#492726

Darker −20%#281514

Darker −30%#060303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F2623

Less saturated −25%#574C4B

Channel breakdown

R107

G57

B55

Red107 (42%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue2.31°

Saturation (HSL)32.1%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 39 · B 37

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