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Recognised as Colour

#6C5946

  • #6C5946
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C5946 is a orange with RGB values 108, 89, 70 and HSL 30°, 21%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C5946#6C5946
HEX#6C5946
RGBrgb(108, 89, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.349, 0.2745
RGB percentages42.4%, 34.9%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(30, 21.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 35.2%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 35.2%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,100,742
CSS custom property--colour: #6C5946;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#93A6B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F5A45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#645E46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#725554no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 20.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46596C
Analogous#6C4646, #6C6C46
Triadic#466C59, #59466C
Split complementary#466C6C, #46466C
Tetradic#466C46, #46596C, #6C466C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDBFB1
Lighter +30%#B9A692
Lighter +20%#A58C73
Lighter +10%#8B725A
Darker −10%#4D4032
Darker −20%#2E261E
Darker −30%#0F0C0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#825930
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R108
G89
B70
Red108 (42.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)21.35%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 59 · B 46

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