Colour

#6D5859

#6D5859
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D5859 is a red with RGB values 109, 88, 89 and HSL 357°, 11%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D5859

RGBrgb(109, 88, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3451, 0.349

RGB percentages42.7%, 34.5%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(357.1, 10.7%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 19.3%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 19.3%, 18.3%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,166,041

CSS custom property--colour: #6D5859;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#92A7A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5B59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#605F59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#715658no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.4 Gray · ΔE 16.8 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#586D6C

Analogous#6D5864, #6D6258

Triadic#596D58, #58596D

Split complementary#586D62, #58646D

Tetradic#636D58, #586D6C, #61586D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEC3C3

Lighter +30%#B8A6A7

Lighter +20%#A18A8B

Lighter +10%#896F70

Darker −10%#514142

Darker −20%#352A2B

Darker −30%#181414

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#863F43

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R109

G88

B89

Red109 (42.7%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue357.14°

Saturation (HSL)10.66%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 58 · B 59

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