Recognised as Colour

#6C1937

#6C1937
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6C1937 is a red with RGB values 108, 25, 55 and HSL 338°, 62%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6C1937

RGBrgb(108, 25, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.098, 0.2157

RGB percentages42.4%, 9.8%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(338.3, 62.4%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 76.9%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 76.9%, 49.1%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,084,343

CSS custom property--colour: #6C1937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.46:1

Contrast with white11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#93E6C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2F38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#423F35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Tritanopia#760A26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32.9 Indian red · ΔE 35.7 Maroon · ΔE 36.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.1 Sienna · ΔE 39.5 Dark red · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#196C4E

Analogous#6C1961, #6C2419

Triadic#376C19, #19376C

Split complementary#196C24, #19616C

Tetradic#616C19, #196C4E, #24196C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DE739A

Lighter +30%#D5497C

Lighter +20%#BF2C61

Lighter +10%#95234C

Darker −10%#430F22

Darker −20%#19060D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D0832

Less saturated −25%#5B2A3C

Channel breakdown

R108

G25

B55

Red108 (42.4%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue338.31°

Saturation (HSL)62.41%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 19 · B 37

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