Colour

#6D5355

#6D5355
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D5355 is a red with RGB values 109, 83, 85 and HSL 355°, 14%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D5355

RGBrgb(109, 83, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3255, 0.3333

RGB percentages42.7%, 32.5%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(355.4, 13.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 23.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 22%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,164,757

CSS custom property--colour: #6D5355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#92ACAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575755no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5B55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#725154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Gray · ΔE 19.4 Slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#536D6B

Analogous#6D5362, #6D5E53

Triadic#556D53, #53556D

Split complementary#536D5E, #53626D

Tetradic#626D53, #536D6B, #5E536D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEBEBF

Lighter +30%#B8A1A3

Lighter +20%#A28487

Lighter +10%#8A696C

Darker −10%#503D3E

Darker −20%#332728

Darker −30%#161111

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#853B41

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R109

G83

B85

Red109 (42.7%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue355.38°

Saturation (HSL)13.54%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 53 · B 55

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Colour values

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