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Recognised as Colour

#6D4446

  • #6D4446
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D4446 is a red with RGB values 109, 68, 70 and HSL 357°, 23%, 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

#6D4446#6D4446
HEX#6D4446
RGBrgb(109, 68, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2667, 0.2745
RGB percentages42.7%, 26.7%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(357.1, 23.2%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 37.6%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 35.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,160,902
CSS custom property--colour: #6D4446;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07828WCAG 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 8.19:1
Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#92BBB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4A46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#565245no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#754045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 27.6Rosy brown · ΔE 30Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.5Sienna · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#446D6B
Analogous#6D445B, #6D5644
Triadic#466D44, #44466D
Split complementary#446D57, #445B6D
Tetradic#5B6D44, #446D6B, #56446D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB0B1
Lighter +30%#BA9092
Lighter +20%#A67173
Lighter +10%#8C585A
Darker −10%#4E3032
Darker −20%#2E1D1E
Darker −30%#0F0909
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#832E32
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R109
G68
B70
Red109 (42.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue357.07°
Saturation (HSL)23.16%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 44 · B 46

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