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Recognised as Colour

#6B4346

  • #6B4346
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B4346 is a red with RGB values 107, 67, 70 and HSL 356°, 23%, 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

#6B4346#6B4346
HEX#6B4346
RGBrgb(107, 67, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2627, 0.2745
RGB percentages42%, 26.3%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(355.5, 23%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.5, 37.4%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 37.4%, 34.6%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,029,574
CSS custom property--colour: #6B4346;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#94BCB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#545145no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#723F44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.7Gray · ΔE 27.6Rosy brown · ΔE 30.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9Slate grey · ΔE 32.3Sienna · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#436B68
Analogous#6B435A, #6B5443
Triadic#466B43, #43466B
Split complementary#436B54, #435A6B
Tetradic#5A6B43, #436B68, #54436B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCAEB0
Lighter +30%#B98E92
Lighter +20%#A56F73
Lighter +10%#8A575B
Darker −10%#4C2F31
Darker −20%#2C1C1D
Darker −30%#0D0808
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#812D34
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R107
G67
B70
Red107 (42%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue355.5°
Saturation (HSL)22.99%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 43 · B 46

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