Recognised as Colour

#6C1024

#6C1024
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6C1024 is a red with RGB values 108, 16, 36 and HSL 347°, 74%, 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

#6C1024#6C1024

HEX#6C1024

RGBrgb(108, 16, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.0627, 0.1412

RGB percentages42.4%, 6.3%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(347, 74.2%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347, 85.2%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 85.2%, 66.7%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,082,020

CSS custom property--colour: #6C1024;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03686WCAG 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 12.09:1

Contrast with white12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#93EFDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2A24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#433D21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Tritanopia#770019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.6 Maroon · ΔE 26 Dark red · ΔE 30.3 Indian red · ΔE 32.3 Sienna · ΔE 32.4 Firebrick · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#106C58

Analogous#6C1052, #6C2A10

Triadic#246C10, #10246C

Split complementary#106C2A, #10526C

Tetradic#526C10, #106C58, #2A106C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8607E

Lighter +30%#E1345A

Lighter +20%#C51D42

Lighter +10%#981733

Darker −10%#400915

Darker −20%#130306

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7C001B

Less saturated −25%#5D1F2D

Channel breakdown

R108

G16

B36

Red108 (42.4%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue346.96°

Saturation (HSL)74.19%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 10 · B 24

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