Colour

#6D3D2C

#6D3D2C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#6D3D2C is a orange with RGB values 109, 61, 44 and HSL 16°, 42%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#6D3D2C

RGBrgb(109, 61, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2392, 0.1725

RGB percentages42.7%, 23.9%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(15.7, 42.5%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 59.6%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 44%, 59.6%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,159,084

CSS custom property--colour: #6D3D2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#92C2D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#49432Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#554E2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#773539no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 22.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30.4 Brown · ΔE 33 Indian red · ΔE 34 Maroon · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 22.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C5C6D

Analogous#6D2C3C, #6D5D2C

Triadic#2C6D3D, #3D2C6D

Split complementary#2C6D5E, #2C3B6D

Tetradic#3C6D2C, #2C5C6D, #5D2C6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3A392

Lighter +30%#C4846E

Lighter +20%#B66649

Lighter +10%#91513B

Darker −10%#49291D

Darker −20%#24140F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#803419

Less saturated −25%#5A463F

Channel breakdown

R109

G61

B44

Red109 (42.7%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue15.69°

Saturation (HSL)42.48%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 3D · B 2C

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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