Recognised as Colour

#6C223B

#6C223B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6C223B is a red with RGB values 108, 34, 59 and HSL 340°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6C223B

RGBrgb(108, 34, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1333, 0.2314

RGB percentages42.4%, 13.3%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(339.7, 52.1%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.7, 68.5%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 68.5%, 45.4%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,086,651

CSS custom property--colour: #6C223B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.88:1

Contrast with white10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#93DDC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#31343Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#454239no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#75192Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 34.1 Indian red · ΔE 35.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 36.4 Maroon · ΔE 38.2 Sienna · ΔE 38.6 Dim grey · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 34.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#226C53

Analogous#6C2260, #6C2E22

Triadic#3B6C22, #223B6C

Split complementary#226C2E, #22606C

Tetradic#606C22, #226C53, #2E226C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8829F

Lighter +30%#CC5B81

Lighter +20%#BA3A65

Lighter +10%#932E50

Darker −10%#451626

Darker −20%#1E0A11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7E1035

Less saturated −25%#5A3441

Channel breakdown

R108

G34

B59

Red108 (42.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue339.73°

Saturation (HSL)52.11%

Lightness27.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 22 · B 3B

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