Colour

#6D5552

#6D5552
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D5552 is a red with RGB values 109, 85, 82 and HSL 7°, 14%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D5552

RGBrgb(109, 85, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3333, 0.3216

RGB percentages42.7%, 33.3%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(6.7, 14.1%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 24.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 22%, 24.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,165,266

CSS custom property--colour: #6D5552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#92AAAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5852no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5C52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#735254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.4 Gray · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#526A6D

Analogous#6D525D, #6D6252

Triadic#526D55, #55526D

Split complementary#526D62, #525D6D

Tetradic#5D6D52, #526A6D, #62526D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEBFBD

Lighter +30%#B8A3A0

Lighter +20%#A28783

Lighter +10%#8A6C68

Darker −10%#503E3C

Darker −20%#332826

Darker −30%#161110

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#85423A

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R109

G85

B82

Red109 (42.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue6.67°

Saturation (HSL)14.14%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 55 · B 52

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