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Recognised as Colour

#6C2C42

  • #6C2C42
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C2C42 is a red with RGB values 108, 44, 66 and HSL 339°, 42%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C2C42#6C2C42
HEX#6C2C42
RGBrgb(108, 44, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1725, 0.2588
RGB percentages42.4%, 17.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(339.4, 42.1%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 59.3%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 59.3%, 38.9%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,089,218
CSS custom property--colour: #6C2C42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#93D3BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#373A43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#484641no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#752634no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 35.1Pale violetred · ΔE 35.9Indian red · ΔE 36.3Brown · ΔE 36.8Sienna · ΔE 38.7Rosy brown · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 35.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C6C56
Analogous#6C2C62, #6C362C
Triadic#426C2C, #2C426C
Split complementary#2C6C36, #2C626C
Tetradic#626C2C, #2C6C56, #362C6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D292A8
Lighter +30%#C46D8B
Lighter +20%#B44A6E
Lighter +10%#903B58
Darker −10%#481D2C
Darker −20%#240E16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F193C
Less saturated −25%#593F48

Channel breakdown

R108
G44
B66
Red108 (42.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue339.38°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 2C · B 42

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