Colour

#6C4244

#6C4244
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C4244 is a red with RGB values 108, 66, 68 and HSL 357°, 24%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6C4244

RGBrgb(108, 66, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2588, 0.2667

RGB percentages42.4%, 25.9%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(357.1, 24.1%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 38.9%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 38.9%, 37%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,094,852

CSS custom property--colour: #6C4244;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#93BDBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4944no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#545143no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#743E43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Gray · ΔE 28.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Sienna · ΔE 33 Slate grey · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#426C6A

Analogous#6C4259, #6C5542

Triadic#446C42, #42446C

Split complementary#426C55, #42596C

Tetradic#596C42, #426C6A, #55426C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDADAF

Lighter +30%#BA8D90

Lighter +20%#A66E70

Lighter +10%#8C5558

Darker −10%#4C2F30

Darker −20%#2D1B1C

Darker −30%#0D0808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#822C30

Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R108

G66

B68

Red108 (42.4%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue357.14°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 42 · B 44

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