Colour

#6C595B

#6C595B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C595B is a red with RGB values 108, 89, 91 and HSL 354°, 10%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C595B#6C595B

HEX#6C595B

RGBrgb(108, 89, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.349, 0.3569

RGB percentages42.4%, 34.9%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(353.7, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 17.6%, 15.7%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,100,763

CSS custom property--colour: #6C595B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#93A6A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5C5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#605F5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#70585Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.5 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#596C6A

Analogous#6C5964, #6C6159

Triadic#5B6C59, #595B6C

Split complementary#596C60, #59646C

Tetradic#656C59, #596C6A, #61596C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEC3C4

Lighter +30%#B7A7A9

Lighter +20%#A08B8D

Lighter +10%#887073

Darker −10%#504243

Darker −20%#342B2C

Darker −30%#181414

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#854048

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R108

G89

B91

Red108 (42.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue353.68°

Saturation (HSL)9.64%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 59 · B 5B

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