Recognised as Colour

#6D2B21

#6D2B21
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#6D2B21 is a red with RGB values 109, 43, 33 and HSL 8°, 54%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#6D2B21

RGBrgb(109, 43, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1686, 0.1294

RGB percentages42.7%, 16.9%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(7.9, 53.5%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.9, 69.7%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 60.6%, 69.7%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,154,465

CSS custom property--colour: #6D2B21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.41:1

Contrast with white10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#92D4DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3720no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D451Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#781E29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 22.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 25.4 Maroon · ΔE 25.8 Dark red · ΔE 30.1 Indian red · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 22.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21636D

Analogous#6D213D, #6D5121

Triadic#216D2B, #2B216D

Split complementary#216D51, #213D6D

Tetradic#3D6D21, #21636D, #51216D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D98D81

Lighter +30%#CD695A

Lighter +20%#BB4A39

Lighter +10%#943A2D

Darker −10%#461C15

Darker −20%#1F0C09

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F1E0F

Less saturated −25%#5B3833

Channel breakdown

R109

G43

B33

Red109 (42.7%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue7.89°

Saturation (HSL)53.52%

Lightness27.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 2B · B 21

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