Colour

#6D1238

#6D1238
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6D1238 is a red with RGB values 109, 18, 56 and HSL 335°, 72%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#6D1238#6D1238

HEX#6D1238

RGBrgb(109, 18, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.0706, 0.2196

RGB percentages42.7%, 7.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(334.9, 71.7%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.9, 83.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 83.5%, 48.6%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,148,088

CSS custom property--colour: #6D1238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.71:1

Contrast with white11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#92EDC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282D39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#413E36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#770023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 33.7 Indian red · ΔE 36.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.2 Maroon · ΔE 37.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 39.9 Dark red · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 33.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#126D47

Analogous#6D1266, #6D1A12

Triadic#386D12, #12386D

Split complementary#126D1A, #12656D

Tetradic#656D12, #126D47, #19126D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6659B

Lighter +30%#DE3A7E

Lighter +20%#C52065

Lighter +10%#99194E

Darker −10%#410B22

Darker −20%#15040B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D0235

Less saturated −25%#5D223B

Channel breakdown

R109

G18

B56

Red109 (42.7%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue334.95°

Saturation (HSL)71.65%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 12 · B 38

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