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Recognised as Colour

#6C2B32

  • #6C2B32
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#6C2B32 is a red with RGB values 108, 43, 50 and HSL 354°, 43%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6C2B32#6C2B32
HEX#6C2B32
RGBrgb(108, 43, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1686, 0.1961
RGB percentages42.4%, 16.9%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(353.5, 43%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 60.2%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 60.2%, 53.7%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,088,946
CSS custom property--colour: #6C2B32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#93D4CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3832no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4531no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#76212Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 30.4Sienna · ΔE 30.4Indian red · ΔE 32.6Saddle brown · ΔE 32.7Maroon · ΔE 33.5Dim grey · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 30.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B6C65
Analogous#6C2B52, #6C452B
Triadic#326C2B, #2B326C
Split complementary#2B6C45, #2B536C
Tetradic#526C2B, #2B6C65, #452B6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D39097
Lighter +30%#C46C75
Lighter +20%#B54854
Lighter +10%#903A43
Darker −10%#481C21
Darker −20%#230E10
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F1823
Less saturated −25%#593E41

Channel breakdown

R108
G43
B50
Red108 (42.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue353.54°
Saturation (HSL)43.05%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 2B · B 32

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