Colour

#6D534D

#6D534D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D534D is a red with RGB values 109, 83, 77 and HSL 11°, 17%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D534D#6D534D

HEX#6D534D

RGBrgb(109, 83, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3255, 0.302

RGB percentages42.7%, 32.5%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(11.3, 17.2%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 29.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 29.4%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,164,749

CSS custom property--colour: #6D534D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#92ACB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59564Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5B4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#735051no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.1 Gray · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D676D

Analogous#6D4D57, #6D634D

Triadic#4D6D53, #534D6D

Split complementary#4D6D63, #4D576D

Tetradic#576D4D, #4D676D, #634D6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDBDB9

Lighter +30%#B8A09B

Lighter +20%#A3847D

Lighter +10%#8B6A62

Darker −10%#4F3C38

Darker −20%#312523

Darker −30%#130F0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#844436

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R109

G83

B77

Red109 (42.7%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue11.25°

Saturation (HSL)17.2%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 53 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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