Colour

#6D3545

#6D3545
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D3545 is a red with RGB values 109, 53, 69 and HSL 343°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D3545

RGBrgb(109, 53, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2078, 0.2706

RGB percentages42.7%, 20.8%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(342.9, 34.6%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 51.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 51.4%, 36.7%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,157,061

CSS custom property--colour: #6D3545;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#92CABA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4045no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4B44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#75303Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 30.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 35.4 Gray · ΔE 35.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.9 Indian red · ΔE 36 Sienna · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 30.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#356D5D

Analogous#6D3561, #6D4135

Triadic#456D35, #35456D

Split complementary#356D41, #35616D

Tetradic#616D35, #356D5D, #41356D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D09EAC

Lighter +30%#BF7C8F

Lighter +20%#AF5972

Lighter +10%#8F465B

Darker −10%#4B242F

Darker −20%#28141A

Darker −30%#060304

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#81213C

Less saturated −25%#59494E

Channel breakdown

R109

G53

B69

Red109 (42.7%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)34.57%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 35 · B 45

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