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Recognised as Colour

#6B4044

  • #6B4044
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B4044 is a red with RGB values 107, 64, 68 and HSL 354°, 25%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B4044#6B4044
HEX#6B4044
RGBrgb(107, 64, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.251, 0.2667
RGB percentages42%, 25.1%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(354.4, 25.1%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.4, 40.2%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 40.2%, 36.4%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,028,804
CSS custom property--colour: #6B4044;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#94BFBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484744no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#524F43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#733C42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.4Gray · ΔE 29.3Rosy brown · ΔE 31.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4Sienna · ΔE 33.8Slate grey · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#406B67
Analogous#6B4059, #6B5240
Triadic#446B40, #40446B
Split complementary#406B52, #405A6B
Tetradic#5A6B40, #406B67, #52406B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCABAE
Lighter +30%#B98B8F
Lighter +20%#A66B70
Lighter +10%#8B5358
Darker −10%#4B2D30
Darker −20%#2B1A1B
Darker −30%#0B0707
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#802B33
Less saturated −25%#565555

Channel breakdown

R107
G64
B68
Red107 (42%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue354.42°
Saturation (HSL)25.15%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 40 · B 44

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