Colour

#6C5049

#6C5049
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C5049 is a red with RGB values 108, 80, 73 and HSL 12°, 19%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6C5049

RGBrgb(108, 80, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3137, 0.2863

RGB percentages42.4%, 31.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(12, 19.3%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 32.4%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 25.9%, 32.4%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,098,441

CSS custom property--colour: #6C5049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#93AFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565348no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#734C4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49656C

Analogous#6C4953, #6C6249

Triadic#496C50, #50496C

Split complementary#496C62, #49536C

Tetradic#546C49, #49656C, #62496C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDB9B4

Lighter +30%#B89D96

Lighter +20%#A38078

Lighter +10%#8A675E

Darker −10%#4E3934

Darker −20%#2F2320

Darker −30%#110C0B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#834232

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R108

G80

B73

Red108 (42.4%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)19.34%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 50 · B 49

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Colour values

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