Recognised as Colour

#6D4236

#6D4236
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D4236 is a red with RGB values 109, 66, 54 and HSL 13°, 34%, 32%. 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#6D4236

RGBrgb(109, 66, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2588, 0.2118

RGB percentages42.7%, 25.9%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(13.1, 33.7%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.1, 50.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 39.4%, 50.5%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,160,374

CSS custom property--colour: #6D4236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1

Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#92BDC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4835no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#575036no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#763B3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.7 Sienna · ΔE 26.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 31 Rosy brown · ΔE 32 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36616D

Analogous#6D3645, #6D5E36

Triadic#366D42, #42366D

Split complementary#366D5E, #36456D

Tetradic#456D36, #36616D, #5E366D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0AA9F

Lighter +30%#BF8C7D

Lighter +20%#AE6D5B

Lighter +10%#8F5747

Darker −10%#4B2D25

Darker −20%#291914

Darker −30%#070403

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#813722

Less saturated −25%#594D4A

Channel breakdown

R109

G66

B54

Red109 (42.7%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue13.09°

Saturation (HSL)33.74%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 42 · B 36

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