Colour

#6B585F

#6B585F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B585F is a red with RGB values 107, 88, 95 and HSL 338°, 10%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B585F

RGBrgb(107, 88, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3451, 0.3725

RGB percentages42%, 34.5%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(337.9, 9.7%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 17.8%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 17.8%, 11.2%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,034,975

CSS custom property--colour: #6B585F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#94A7A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5E5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6E575Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.4 Gray · ΔE 16.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#586B64

Analogous#6B5869, #6B5B58

Triadic#5F6B58, #585F6B

Split complementary#586B5A, #58696B

Tetradic#696B58, #586B64, #5A586B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDC2C6

Lighter +30%#B6A6AC

Lighter +20%#9F8A92

Lighter +10%#876F78

Darker −10%#4F4146

Darker −20%#332A2D

Darker −30%#171314

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#834059

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R107

G88

B95

Red107 (42%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue337.89°

Saturation (HSL)9.74%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 58 · B 5F

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