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Recognised as Colour

#6B4B56

  • #6B4B56
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B4B56 is a red with RGB values 107, 75, 86 and HSL 339°, 18%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B4B56#6B4B56
HEX#6B4B56
RGBrgb(107, 75, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2941, 0.3373
RGB percentages42%, 29.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(339.4, 17.6%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 29.9%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 29.9%, 19.6%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,031,638
CSS custom property--colour: #6B4B56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#94B4A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5156no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#565655no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#704A4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Rosy brown · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B6B60
Analogous#6B4B66, #6B504B
Triadic#566B4B, #4B566B
Split complementary#4B6B50, #4B666B
Tetradic#666B4B, #4B6B60, #504B6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCB6BE
Lighter +30%#B798A3
Lighter +20%#A27A88
Lighter +10%#89606E
Darker −10%#4D363E
Darker −20%#2F2126
Darker −30%#110C0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#82344F
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R107
G75
B86
Red107 (42%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue339.38°
Saturation (HSL)17.58%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 4B · B 56

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