Colour
#6D190B
- #6D190B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#6D190B is a red with RGB values 109, 25, 11 and HSL 9°, 82%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#6D190B#6D190B
HEX#6D190B
RGBrgb(109, 25, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.098, 0.0431
RGB percentages42.7%, 9.8%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(8.6, 81.7%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 89.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 77.1%, 89.9%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,149,835
CSS custom property--colour: #6D190B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#92E6F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B5F6D
Analogous#6D0B2E, #6D4A0B
Triadic#0B6D19, #190B6D
Split complementary#0B6D4A, #0B2E6D
Tetradic#2E6D0B, #0B5F6D, #4A0B6D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R109
G25
B11
Red109 (42.7%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)81.67%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 19 · B 0B
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