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Recognised as Colour

#6C5151

  • #6C5151
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C5151 is a red with RGB values 108, 81, 81 and HSL 0°, 14%, 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

#6C5151#6C5151
HEX#6C5151
RGBrgb(108, 81, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3176, 0.3176
RGB percentages42.4%, 31.8%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(0, 14.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 25%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 25%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,098,705
CSS custom property--colour: #6C5151;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#93AEAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565551no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5A51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#724E51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#516C6C
Analogous#6C515F, #6C5F51
Triadic#516C51, #51516C
Split complementary#516C5F, #515F6C
Tetradic#5F6C51, #516C6C, #5F516C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDBCBC
Lighter +30%#B79F9F
Lighter +20%#A18282
Lighter +10%#896767
Darker −10%#4F3B3B
Darker −20%#322525
Darker −30%#150F0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#843939
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R108
G81
B81
Red108 (42.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 51 · B 51

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