Recognised as Colour

#6D112E

#6D112E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6D112E is a red with RGB values 109, 17, 46 and HSL 341°, 73%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6D112E

RGBrgb(109, 17, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.0667, 0.1804

RGB percentages42.7%, 6.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(341.1, 73%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.1, 84.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 84.4%, 57.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,147,822

CSS custom property--colour: #6D112E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.87:1

Contrast with white11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#92EED1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2B2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#423E2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#78001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 28.7 Maroon · ΔE 31.6 Indian red · ΔE 33.9 Dark red · ΔE 35.7 Sienna · ΔE 36.8 Firebrick · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 28.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#116D50

Analogous#6D115C, #6D2211

Triadic#2E6D11, #112E6D

Split complementary#116D22, #115C6D

Tetradic#5C6D11, #116D50, #22116D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7638D

Lighter +30%#E0376C

Lighter +20%#C51F53

Lighter +10%#991841

Darker −10%#410A1B

Darker −20%#150309

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D0128

Less saturated −25%#5D2134

Channel breakdown

R109

G17

B46

Red109 (42.7%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue341.09°

Saturation (HSL)73.02%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 11 · B 2E

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