Recognised as Colour

#6D2D22

#6D2D22
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#6D2D22 is a red with RGB values 109, 45, 34 and HSL 9°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#6D2D22#6D2D22

HEX#6D2D22

RGBrgb(109, 45, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1765, 0.1333

RGB percentages42.7%, 17.6%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(8.8, 52.4%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 68.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 58.7%, 68.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,154,978

CSS custom property--colour: #6D2D22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.25:1

Contrast with white10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#92D2DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E3821no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4620no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#78202Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 22 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.4 Brown · ΔE 26.1 Maroon · ΔE 26.7 Dark red · ΔE 31 Indian red · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 22.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22626D

Analogous#6D223D, #6D5322

Triadic#226D2D, #2D226D

Split complementary#226D52, #223D6D

Tetradic#3C6D22, #22626D, #52226D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D88F83

Lighter +30%#CC6C5C

Lighter +20%#BB4D3A

Lighter +10%#943D2E

Darker −10%#461D16

Darker −20%#1F0D0A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F2010

Less saturated −25%#5B3A34

Channel breakdown

R109

G45

B34

Red109 (42.7%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue8.8°

Saturation (HSL)52.45%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 2D · B 22

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