Colour

#6D1936

#6D1936
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6D1936 is a red with RGB values 109, 25, 54 and HSL 339°, 63%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6D1936

RGBrgb(109, 25, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.098, 0.2118

RGB percentages42.7%, 9.8%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(339.3, 62.7%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 77.1%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 77.1%, 50.5%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,149,878

CSS custom property--colour: #6D1936;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#92E6C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2F37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#434034no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#770825no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 31.9 Indian red · ΔE 35 Maroon · ΔE 35.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 37 Sienna · ΔE 38.7 Dark red · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 31.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#196D50

Analogous#6D1960, #6D2619

Triadic#366D19, #19366D

Split complementary#196D26, #19606D

Tetradic#606D19, #196D50, #26196D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF7398

Lighter +30%#D54A7A

Lighter +20%#C02C5F

Lighter +10%#96234B

Darker −10%#440F21

Darker −20%#1A060D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7E0831

Less saturated −25%#5C2A3B

Channel breakdown

R109

G25

B54

Red109 (42.7%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue339.29°

Saturation (HSL)62.69%

Lightness26.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 19 · B 36

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