Recognised as Colour

#6D3548

#6D3548
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D3548 is a red with RGB values 109, 53, 72 and HSL 340°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D3548

RGBrgb(109, 53, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2078, 0.2824

RGB percentages42.7%, 20.8%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(339.6, 34.6%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 51.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 51.4%, 33.9%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,157,064

CSS custom property--colour: #6D3548;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#92CAB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4049no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4B47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#75313Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 30.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 35.7 Gray · ΔE 35.9 Indian red · ΔE 36.8 Sienna · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 30.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#356D5A

Analogous#6D3564, #6D3E35

Triadic#486D35, #35486D

Split complementary#356D3E, #35646D

Tetradic#646D35, #356D5A, #3E356D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D09EAF

Lighter +30%#BF7C93

Lighter +20%#AF5976

Lighter +10%#8F465F

Darker −10%#4B2431

Darker −20%#28141B

Darker −30%#060304

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#812141

Less saturated −25%#59494F

Channel breakdown

R109

G53

B72

Red109 (42.7%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue339.64°

Saturation (HSL)34.57%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 35 · B 48

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