Recognised as Colour
#6C4136
- #6C4136
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#6C4136 is a red with RGB values 108, 65, 54 and HSL 12°, 33%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#6C4136#6C4136
HEX#6C4136
RGBrgb(108, 65, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2549, 0.2118
RGB percentages42.4%, 25.5%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(12.2, 33.3%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 50%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.8%, 50%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,094,582
CSS custom property--colour: #6C4136;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#93BEC9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36616C
Analogous#6C3646, #6C5C36
Triadic#366C41, #41366C
Split complementary#366C5C, #36466C
Tetradic#466C36, #36616C, #5C366C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R108
G65
B54
Red108 (42.4%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue12.22°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 41 · B 36
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