Colour

#6D5453

#6D5453
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D5453 is a red with RGB values 109, 84, 83 and HSL 2°, 14%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D5453

RGBrgb(109, 84, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3294, 0.3255

RGB percentages42.7%, 32.9%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(2.3, 13.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 23.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 22.9%, 23.9%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,165,011

CSS custom property--colour: #6D5453;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#92ABAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595753no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5C53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#725154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.8 Gray · ΔE 19 Slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#536C6D

Analogous#6D535F, #6D6153

Triadic#536D54, #54536D

Split complementary#536D61, #535F6D

Tetradic#5F6D53, #536C6D, #61536D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEBFBE

Lighter +30%#B8A2A1

Lighter +20%#A28684

Lighter +10%#8A6A69

Darker −10%#503E3D

Darker −20%#332727

Darker −30%#161111

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#853E3B

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R109

G84

B83

Red109 (42.7%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue2.31°

Saturation (HSL)13.54%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 54 · B 53

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