Colour

#6C505B

#6C505B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C505B is a red with RGB values 108, 80, 91 and HSL 336°, 15%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6C505B

RGBrgb(108, 80, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3137, 0.3569

RGB percentages42.4%, 31.4%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(336.4, 14.9%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.4, 25.9%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 25.9%, 15.7%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,098,459

CSS custom property--colour: #6C505B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#93AFA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53555Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#59595Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#704F54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.5 Gray · ΔE 21.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#506C61

Analogous#6C5069, #6C5350

Triadic#5B6C50, #505B6C

Split complementary#506C53, #50696C

Tetradic#696C50, #506C61, #53506C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDBBC2

Lighter +30%#B79EA8

Lighter +20%#A1818D

Lighter +10%#896674

Darker −10%#4F3A42

Darker −20%#31252A

Darker −30%#140F11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#843956

Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R108

G80

B91

Red108 (42.4%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue336.43°

Saturation (HSL)14.89%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 50 · B 5B

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Colour values

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