Colour

#6D514B

#6D514B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D514B is a red with RGB values 109, 81, 75 and HSL 11°, 18%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D514B

RGBrgb(109, 81, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3176, 0.2941

RGB percentages42.7%, 31.8%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(10.6, 18.5%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 31.2%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 25.7%, 31.2%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,164,235

CSS custom property--colour: #6D514B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1

Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#92AEB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57544Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5A4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#744D4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 21.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2 Slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B676D

Analogous#6D4B56, #6D624B

Triadic#4B6D51, #514B6D

Split complementary#4B6D62, #4B566D

Tetradic#566D4B, #4B676D, #624B6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDBBB7

Lighter +30%#B89E99

Lighter +20%#A4827A

Lighter +10%#8B6760

Darker −10%#4F3B36

Darker −20%#312421

Darker −30%#120E0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#844234

Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R109

G81

B75

Red109 (42.7%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue10.59°

Saturation (HSL)18.48%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 51 · B 4B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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