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Recognised as Colour

#6B4250

  • #6B4250
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B4250 is a red with RGB values 107, 66, 80 and HSL 340°, 24%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B4250#6B4250
HEX#6B4250
RGBrgb(107, 66, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2588, 0.3137
RGB percentages42%, 25.9%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(339.5, 23.7%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 38.3%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 25.2%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,029,328
CSS custom property--colour: #6B4250;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#94BDAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#51514Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#714047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.9Gray · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.1Rosy brown · ΔE 31.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8Light slate grey · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#426B5D
Analogous#6B4265, #6B4942
Triadic#506B42, #42506B
Split complementary#426B49, #42656B
Tetradic#656B42, #426B5D, #49426B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCADB8
Lighter +30%#B98D9C
Lighter +20%#A56E81
Lighter +10%#8B5568
Darker −10%#4B2F38
Darker −20%#2C1B21
Darker −30%#0C0809
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#812C49
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R107
G66
B80
Red107 (42%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue339.51°
Saturation (HSL)23.7%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 42 · B 50

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