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Recognised as Colour

#6D565C

  • #6D565C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D565C is a red with RGB values 109, 86, 92 and HSL 344°, 12%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D565C#6D565C
HEX#6D565C
RGBrgb(109, 86, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3373, 0.3608
RGB percentages42.7%, 33.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(344.3, 11.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 21.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 15.6%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,165,532
CSS custom property--colour: #6D565C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#92A9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595A5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5D5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#715558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Gray · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566D67
Analogous#6D5668, #6D5C56
Triadic#5C6D56, #565C6D
Split complementary#566D5C, #56686D
Tetradic#676D56, #566D67, #5C566D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC1C4
Lighter +30%#B8A4A9
Lighter +20%#A1888E
Lighter +10%#8A6C74
Darker −10%#504044
Darker −20%#34292C
Darker −30%#171314
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#853E50
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R109
G86
B92
Red109 (42.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue344.35°
Saturation (HSL)11.79%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 56 · B 5C

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