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Recognised as Colour

#6C6553

  • #6C6553
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C6553 is a orange with RGB values 108, 101, 83 and HSL 43°, 13%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C6553#6C6553
HEX#6C6553
RGBrgb(108, 101, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3961, 0.3255
RGB percentages42.4%, 39.6%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(43.2, 13.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.2, 23.1%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 23.1%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,103,827
CSS custom property--colour: #6C6553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#939AAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696452no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6654no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#706260no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.3Gray · ΔE 15.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#535A6C
Analogous#6C5953, #676C53
Triadic#536C65, #65536C
Split complementary#53666C, #59536C
Tetradic#536C59, #535A6C, #6C5366

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC9BE
Lighter +30%#B7B1A1
Lighter +20%#A19984
Lighter +10%#898069
Darker −10%#4F4A3D
Darker −20%#322F27
Darker −30%#151411
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#84703B
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R108
G101
B83
Red108 (42.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue43.2°
Saturation (HSL)13.09%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 65 · B 53

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