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Recognised as Colour

#6D4252

  • #6D4252
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D4252 is a red with RGB values 109, 66, 82 and HSL 338°, 25%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D4252#6D4252
HEX#6D4252
RGBrgb(109, 66, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2588, 0.3216
RGB percentages42.7%, 25.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(337.7, 24.6%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.7, 39.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 24.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,160,402
CSS custom property--colour: #6D4252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#92BDAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#525251no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#734048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.8Gray · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.5Rosy brown · ΔE 31.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#426D5D
Analogous#6D4267, #6D4842
Triadic#526D42, #42526D
Split complementary#426D48, #42676D
Tetradic#676D42, #426D5D, #48426D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEADB9
Lighter +30%#BA8E9E
Lighter +20%#A76E83
Lighter +10%#8D556A
Darker −10%#4D2F3A
Darker −20%#2D1C22
Darker −30%#0E080A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#832C4C
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R109
G66
B82
Red109 (42.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue337.67°
Saturation (HSL)24.57%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 42 · B 52

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