Colour

#6C0D2A

#6C0D2A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6C0D2A is a red with RGB values 108, 13, 42 and HSL 342°, 79%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6C0D2A

RGBrgb(108, 13, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.051, 0.1647

RGB percentages42.4%, 5.1%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(341.7, 78.5%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 88%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 88%, 61.1%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,081,258

CSS custom property--colour: #6C0D2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#93F2D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29292Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#413C28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#77001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 27.5 Maroon · ΔE 29.8 Indian red · ΔE 33.7 Dark red · ΔE 34 Sienna · ΔE 36 Firebrick · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 27.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D6C4F

Analogous#6C0D59, #6C1F0D

Triadic#2A6C0D, #0D2A6C

Split complementary#0D6C1F, #0D596C

Tetradic#5A6C0D, #0D6C4F, #200D6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EB5A86

Lighter +30%#E62C65

Lighter +20%#C7184D

Lighter +10%#9A123C

Darker −10%#3E0818

Darker −20%#110207

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#790025

Less saturated −25%#5D1C30

Channel breakdown

R108

G13

B42

Red108 (42.4%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue341.68°

Saturation (HSL)78.51%

Lightness23.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 0D · B 2A

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