Colour

#6D101B

#6D101B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#6D101B is a red with RGB values 109, 16, 27 and HSL 353°, 74%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#6D101B

RGBrgb(109, 16, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.0627, 0.1059

RGB percentages42.7%, 6.3%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(352.9, 74.4%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 85.3%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 85.3%, 75.2%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,147,547

CSS custom property--colour: #6D101B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#92EFE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2A1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#443D18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Tritanopia#790015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 20.2 Brown · ΔE 20.8 Dark red · ΔE 24.8 Sienna · ΔE 28.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.1 Firebrick · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 20.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#106D62

Analogous#6D104A, #6D3310

Triadic#1B6D10, #101B6D

Split complementary#106D33, #104A6D

Tetradic#4A6D10, #106D62, #33106D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E86171

Lighter +30%#E13549

Lighter +20%#C61D31

Lighter +10%#991726

Darker −10%#410910

Darker −20%#140305

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D000F

Less saturated −25%#5D2027

Channel breakdown

R109

G16

B27

Red109 (42.7%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue352.9°

Saturation (HSL)74.4%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 10 · B 1B

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