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Recognised as Colour

#6C585E

  • #6C585E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C585E is a red with RGB values 108, 88, 94 and HSL 342°, 10%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C585E#6C585E
HEX#6C585E
RGBrgb(108, 88, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3451, 0.3686
RGB percentages42.4%, 34.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(342, 10.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342, 18.5%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 13%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,100,510
CSS custom property--colour: #6C585E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#93A7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5A5B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5E5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#70575Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#586C66
Analogous#6C5868, #6C5C58
Triadic#5E6C58, #585E6C
Split complementary#586C5C, #58686C
Tetradic#686C58, #586C66, #5C586C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#CEC2C6
Lighter +30%#B7A6AB
Lighter +20%#A08A91
Lighter +10%#886F76
Darker −10%#504146
Darker −20%#342A2D
Darker −30%#181315
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#844054
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R108
G88
B94
Red108 (42.4%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue342°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 58 · B 5E

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