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Recognised as Colour

#6B5340

  • #6B5340
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B5340 is a orange with RGB values 107, 83, 64 and HSL 27°, 25%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B5340#6B5340
HEX#6B5340
RGBrgb(107, 83, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3255, 0.251
RGB percentages42%, 32.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(26.5, 25.1%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.5, 40.2%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 22.4%, 40.2%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,033,664
CSS custom property--colour: #6B5340;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#94ACBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A553Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#605A40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#724E4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18Gray · ΔE 23.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2Rosy brown · ΔE 29.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.7Sienna · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40586B
Analogous#6B4043, #6B6940
Triadic#406B53, #53406B
Split complementary#406B69, #40436B
Tetradic#436B40, #40586B, #69406B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCBAAB
Lighter +30%#B99F8B
Lighter +20%#A6856B
Lighter +10%#8B6C53
Darker −10%#4B3A2D
Darker −20%#2B211A
Darker −30%#0B0907
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#80512B
Less saturated −25%#565555

Channel breakdown

R107
G83
B64
Red107 (42%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue26.51°
Saturation (HSL)25.15%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 53 · B 40

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