Recognised as Colour

#6D4142

#6D4142
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D4142 is a red with RGB values 109, 65, 66 and HSL 359°, 25%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D4142

RGBrgb(109, 65, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2549, 0.2588

RGB percentages42.7%, 25.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(358.6, 25.3%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 40.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 40.4%, 39.4%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,160,130

CSS custom property--colour: #6D4142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#92BEBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4842no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#545041no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#753C42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.7 Gray · ΔE 29.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.9 Sienna · ΔE 31.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33 Slate grey · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#416D6C

Analogous#6D4158, #6D5641

Triadic#426D41, #41426D

Split complementary#416D56, #41586D

Tetradic#586D41, #416D6C, #56416D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEACAD

Lighter +30%#BB8C8D

Lighter +20%#A86C6E

Lighter +10%#8D5455

Darker −10%#4D2E2F

Darker −20%#2D1B1B

Darker −30%#0D0808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#832B2D

Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R109

G65

B66

Red109 (42.7%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue358.64°

Saturation (HSL)25.29%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 41 · B 42

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