Colour

#6D554F

#6D554F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D554F is a red with RGB values 109, 85, 79 and HSL 12°, 16%, 37%. 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

#6D554F#6D554F

HEX#6D554F

RGBrgb(109, 85, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3333, 0.3098

RGB percentages42.7%, 33.3%, 31%

HSLhsl(12, 16%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 27.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 22%, 27.5%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,165,263

CSS custom property--colour: #6D554F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#92AAB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A584Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#605C4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#735253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13 Gray · ΔE 19.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F676D

Analogous#6D4F58, #6D644F

Triadic#4F6D55, #554F6D

Split complementary#4F6D64, #4F586D

Tetradic#586D4F, #4F676D, #644F6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDBEBB

Lighter +30%#B8A29D

Lighter +20%#A3867F

Lighter +10%#8B6C64

Darker −10%#4F3E3A

Darker −20%#322724

Darker −30%#14100F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#854738

Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R109

G85

B79

Red109 (42.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)15.96%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 55 · B 4F

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