Recognised as Colour

#6C1F28

#6C1F28
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6C1F28 is a red with RGB values 108, 31, 40 and HSL 353°, 55%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6C1F28#6C1F28

HEX#6C1F28

RGBrgb(108, 31, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1216, 0.1569

RGB percentages42.4%, 12.2%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(353, 55.4%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353, 71.3%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 71.3%, 63%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,085,864

CSS custom property--colour: #6C1F28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.26:1

Contrast with white11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#93E0D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#333028no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#464126no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#770D23no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 26 Maroon · ΔE 27.9 Sienna · ΔE 29.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 31.3 Indian red · ΔE 31.6 Dark red · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 26.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F6C63

Analogous#6C1F4E, #6C3C1F

Triadic#286C1F, #1F286C

Split complementary#1F6C3C, #1F4E6C

Tetradic#4F6C1F, #1F6C63, #3D1F6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA7D88

Lighter +30%#CE5664

Lighter +20%#BB3645

Lighter +10%#942A37

Darker −10%#441419

Darker −20%#1D080B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D0E1B

Less saturated −25%#5B3035

Channel breakdown

R108

G31

B40

Red108 (42.4%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue352.99°

Saturation (HSL)55.4%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 1F · B 28

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