Recognised as Colour
#6D1222
- #6D1222
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#6D1222 is a red with RGB values 109, 18, 34 and HSL 349°, 72%, 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
#6D1222#6D1222
HEX#6D1222
RGBrgb(109, 18, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.0706, 0.1333
RGB percentages42.7%, 7.1%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(349.5, 71.7%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 83.5%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 83.5%, 68.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,148,066
CSS custom property--colour: #6D1222;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#92EDDD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#126D5D
Analogous#6D124F, #6D2F12
Triadic#226D12, #12226D
Split complementary#126D2F, #124F6D
Tetradic#506D12, #126D5D, #30126D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R109
G18
B34
Red109 (42.7%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue349.45°
Saturation (HSL)71.65%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 12 · B 22
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