Colour

#6C493B

#6C493B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C493B is a orange with RGB values 108, 73, 59 and HSL 17°, 29%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6C493B

RGBrgb(108, 73, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2863, 0.2314

RGB percentages42.4%, 28.6%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(17.1, 29.3%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 45.4%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 32.4%, 45.4%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,096,635

CSS custom property--colour: #6C493B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1

Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#93B6C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524D3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A543Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#744345no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.8 Gray · ΔE 27.2 Sienna · ΔE 28.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B5E6C

Analogous#6C3B46, #6C613B

Triadic#3B6C49, #493B6C

Split complementary#3B6C61, #3B466C

Tetradic#466C3B, #3B5E6C, #613B6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEB1A5

Lighter +30%#BC9484

Lighter +20%#AA7763

Lighter +10%#8D5F4D

Darker −10%#4B3329

Darker −20%#2A1C17

Darker −30%#090605

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#814026

Less saturated −25%#575250

Channel breakdown

R108

G73

B59

Red108 (42.4%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue17.14°

Saturation (HSL)29.34%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 49 · B 3B

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Colour values

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