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Recognised as Colour

#6D4244

  • #6D4244
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D4244 is a red with RGB values 109, 66, 68 and HSL 357°, 25%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D4244#6D4244
HEX#6D4244
RGBrgb(109, 66, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2588, 0.2667
RGB percentages42.7%, 25.9%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(357.2, 24.6%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.2, 39.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 37.6%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,160,388
CSS custom property--colour: #6D4244;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#92BDBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4944no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#555143no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#753D43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23Gray · ΔE 28.7Rosy brown · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4Sienna · ΔE 32.6Slate grey · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#426D6B
Analogous#6D425A, #6D5642
Triadic#446D42, #42446D
Split complementary#426D56, #425A6D
Tetradic#5A6D42, #426D6B, #55426D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEADAF
Lighter +30%#BA8E90
Lighter +20%#A76E71
Lighter +10%#8D5558
Darker −10%#4D2F30
Darker −20%#2D1C1C
Darker −30%#0E0809
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#832C30
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R109
G66
B68
Red109 (42.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue357.21°
Saturation (HSL)24.57%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 42 · B 44

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