Recognised as Colour

#6C1431

#6C1431
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6C1431 is a red with RGB values 108, 20, 49 and HSL 340°, 69%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6C1431#6C1431

HEX#6C1431

RGBrgb(108, 20, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.0784, 0.1922

RGB percentages42.4%, 7.8%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(340.2, 68.8%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 81.5%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 81.5%, 54.6%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,083,057

CSS custom property--colour: #6C1431;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.78:1

Contrast with white11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#93EBCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2D32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#423E2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Tritanopia#760021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 30.4 Maroon · ΔE 33.6 Indian red · ΔE 34.6 Dark red · ΔE 37.7 Sienna · ΔE 37.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 30.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#146C4F

Analogous#6C145D, #6C2314

Triadic#316C14, #14316C

Split complementary#146C23, #145D6C

Tetradic#5D6C14, #146C4F, #23146C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E36991

Lighter +30%#DB3E72

Lighter +20%#C22458

Lighter +10%#971C45

Darker −10%#410C1D

Darker −20%#16040A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7C042C

Less saturated −25%#5C2436

Channel breakdown

R108

G20

B49

Red108 (42.4%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue340.23°

Saturation (HSL)68.75%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 14 · B 31

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