Recognised as Colour

#6D332A

#6D332A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#6D332A is a red with RGB values 109, 51, 42 and HSL 8°, 44%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#6D332A

RGBrgb(109, 51, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2, 0.1647

RGB percentages42.7%, 20%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(8.1, 44.4%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.1, 61.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 53.2%, 61.5%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,156,522

CSS custom property--colour: #6D332A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.73:1

Contrast with white9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#92CCD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413C29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#504929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#772931no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 23.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 24.9 Brown · ΔE 29.2 Maroon · ΔE 31 Indian red · ΔE 31.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 23.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A646D

Analogous#6D2A42, #6D552A

Triadic#2A6D33, #332A6D

Split complementary#2A6D55, #2A426D

Tetradic#426D2A, #2A646D, #552A6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4988F

Lighter +30%#C6776A

Lighter +20%#B75546

Lighter +10%#924438

Darker −10%#48221C

Darker −20%#23110E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#802517

Less saturated −25%#5A413D

Channel breakdown

R109

G51

B42

Red109 (42.7%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue8.06°

Saturation (HSL)44.37%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 33 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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