Colour

#6D203C

#6D203C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6D203C is a red with RGB values 109, 32, 60 and HSL 338°, 55%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6D203C

RGBrgb(109, 32, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1255, 0.2353

RGB percentages42.7%, 12.5%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(338.2, 54.6%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 70.6%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 70.6%, 45%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,151,676

CSS custom property--colour: #6D203C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.93:1

Contrast with white10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#92DFC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#30333Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#44423Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#77162Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 34.3 Indian red · ΔE 35.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 36.1 Maroon · ΔE 38.6 Sienna · ΔE 39.6 Dim grey · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 34.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#206D51

Analogous#6D2062, #6D2B20

Triadic#3C6D20, #203C6D

Split complementary#206D2B, #20626D

Tetradic#626D20, #206D51, #2B206D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA7FA0

Lighter +30%#CE5883

Lighter +20%#BC3767

Lighter +10%#942C52

Darker −10%#461426

Darker −20%#1E0911

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F0E37

Less saturated −25%#5B3241

Channel breakdown

R109

G32

B60

Red109 (42.7%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue338.18°

Saturation (HSL)54.61%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 20 · B 3C

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