Recognised as Colour

#6D213D

#6D213D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6D213D is a red with RGB values 109, 33, 61 and HSL 338°, 54%, 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#6D213D

RGBrgb(109, 33, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1294, 0.2392

RGB percentages42.7%, 12.9%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(337.9, 53.5%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 69.7%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 69.7%, 44%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,151,933

CSS custom property--colour: #6D213D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.85:1

Contrast with white10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#92DEC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#30343Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#44423Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#76182Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 34.7 Indian red · ΔE 35.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 36 Maroon · ΔE 39.1 Sienna · ΔE 39.8 Dim grey · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 34.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#216D51

Analogous#6D2163, #6D2B21

Triadic#3D6D21, #213D6D

Split complementary#216D2B, #21636D

Tetradic#636D21, #216D51, #2B216D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D981A1

Lighter +30%#CD5A84

Lighter +20%#BB3969

Lighter +10%#942D53

Darker −10%#461527

Darker −20%#1F0911

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F0F38

Less saturated −25%#5B3342

Channel breakdown

R109

G33

B61

Red109 (42.7%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue337.89°

Saturation (HSL)53.52%

Lightness27.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 21 · B 3D

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