Colour

#6D434B

#6D434B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D434B is a red with RGB values 109, 67, 75 and HSL 349°, 24%, 35%. 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

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HEX#6D434B

RGBrgb(109, 67, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2627, 0.2941

RGB percentages42.7%, 26.3%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(348.6, 23.9%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 38.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 38.5%, 31.2%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,160,651

CSS custom property--colour: #6D434B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#92BCB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4A4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#54524Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#744046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Gray · ΔE 28 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#436D65

Analogous#6D4360, #6D5043

Triadic#4B6D43, #434B6D

Split complementary#436D50, #43606D

Tetradic#606D43, #436D65, #50436D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEAEB4

Lighter +30%#BA8F97

Lighter +20%#A76F7A

Lighter +10%#8D5661

Darker −10%#4D3035

Darker −20%#2E1C20

Darker −30%#0E090A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#832D3D

Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R109

G67

B75

Red109 (42.7%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue348.57°

Saturation (HSL)23.86%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 43 · B 4B

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