Recognised as Colour

#6D262C

#6D262C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#6D262C is a red with RGB values 109, 38, 44 and HSL 355°, 48%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6D262C

RGBrgb(109, 38, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.149, 0.1725

RGB percentages42.7%, 14.9%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(354.9, 48.3%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 65.1%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 65.1%, 59.6%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,153,196

CSS custom property--colour: #6D262C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.69:1

Contrast with white10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#92D9D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#37352Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#49442Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Tritanopia#771929no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 27.4 Sienna · ΔE 28.9 Maroon · ΔE 29.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 30.8 Indian red · ΔE 31.4 Dark red · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 27.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#266D67

Analogous#6D264F, #6D4426

Triadic#2C6D26, #262C6D

Split complementary#266D44, #264F6D

Tetradic#4F6D26, #266D67, #44266D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D68990

Lighter +30%#C9636C

Lighter +20%#B9404B

Lighter +10%#93333B

Darker −10%#47191D

Darker −20%#210C0D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F141D

Less saturated −25%#5B383B

Channel breakdown

R109

G38

B44

Red109 (42.7%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue354.93°

Saturation (HSL)48.3%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 26 · B 2C

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