Recognised as Colour
#6C2C11
- #6C2C11
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#6C2C11 is a orange with RGB values 108, 44, 17 and HSL 18°, 73%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#6C2C11#6C2C11
HEX#6C2C11
RGBrgb(108, 44, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1725, 0.0667
RGB percentages42.4%, 17.3%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(17.8, 72.8%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.8, 84.3%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 59.3%, 84.3%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,089,169
CSS custom property--colour: #6C2C11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#93D3EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11516C
Analogous#6C1124, #6C5911
Triadic#116C2C, #2C116C
Split complementary#116C5A, #11236C
Tetradic#236C11, #11516C, #59116C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R108
G44
B17
Red108 (42.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue17.8°
Saturation (HSL)72.8%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 2C · B 11
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